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Recognised as Colour

#3E2E49

  • #3E2E49
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E2E49 is a violet with RGB values 62, 46, 73 and HSL 276°, 23%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E2E49#3E2E49
HEX#3E2E49
RGBrgb(62, 46, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1804, 0.2863
RGB percentages24.3%, 18%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(275.6, 22.7%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 37%, 28.6%)
CMYK15.1%, 37%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,075,081
CSS custom property--colour: #3E2E49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.41:1
Contrast with white12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#C1D1B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#29334Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D3548no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3D3238no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.7Black · ΔE 29.1Dim grey · ΔE 29.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.1Slate grey · ΔE 34.9Gray · ΔE 37.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 28.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39492E
Analogous#312E49, #492E46
Triadic#493E2E, #2E493E
Split complementary#47492E, #2E4931
Tetradic#49302E, #39492E, #2E4649

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A58CB7
Lighter +30%#8D6DA3
Lighter +20%#735588
Lighter +10%#594268
Darker −10%#231A2A
Darker −20%#09070A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#411F58
Less saturated −25%#3B3B3B

Channel breakdown

R62
G46
B73
Red62 (24.3%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue275.56°
Saturation (HSL)22.69%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 2E · B 49

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