Colour

#3E2E4A

#3E2E4A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E2E4A is a violet with RGB values 62, 46, 74 and HSL 274°, 23%, 24%. 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

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HEX#3E2E4A

RGBrgb(62, 46, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1804, 0.2902

RGB percentages24.3%, 18%, 29%

HSLhsl(274.3, 23.3%, 23.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 37.8%, 29%)

CMYK16.2%, 37.8%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,075,082

CSS custom property--colour: #3E2E4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.39:1

Contrast with white12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#C1D1B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#29344Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C3549no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Tritanopia#3D3238no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.1 Black · ΔE 29.6 Dim grey · ΔE 30.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.5 Slate grey · ΔE 35 Gray · ΔE 37.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 29.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3A4A2E

Analogous#302E4A, #4A2E48

Triadic#4A3E2E, #2E4A3E

Split complementary#484A2E, #2E4A30

Tetradic#4A302E, #3A4A2E, #2E484A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A58CB8

Lighter +30%#8C6DA4

Lighter +20%#735589

Lighter +10%#584269

Darker −10%#241A2B

Darker −20%#09070B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#401F59

Less saturated −25%#3C3C3C

Channel breakdown

R62

G46

B74

Red62 (24.3%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue274.29°

Saturation (HSL)23.33%

Lightness23.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 2E · B 4A

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Colour harmonies

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