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Recognised as Colour

#3E2F58

  • #3E2F58
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E2F58 is a violet with RGB values 62, 47, 88 and HSL 262°, 30%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3E2F58#3E2F58
HEX#3E2F58
RGBrgb(62, 47, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1843, 0.3451
RGB percentages24.3%, 18.4%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(262, 30.4%, 26.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262, 46.6%, 34.5%)
CMYK29.5%, 46.6%, 0%, 65.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,075,352
CSS custom property--colour: #3E2F58;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.98:1
Contrast with white11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#C1D0A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#24375Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#273657no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#39363Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2Midnight blue · ΔE 31.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.1Dim grey · ΔE 35.3Black · ΔE 36.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49582F
Analogous#2F3458, #532F58
Triadic#583E2F, #2F583E
Split complementary#58532F, #34582F
Tetradic#582F34, #49582F, #2F5853

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A390C3
Lighter +30%#876EB2
Lighter +20%#6D539A
Lighter +10%#554179
Darker −10%#271D37
Darker −20%#0F0B16
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#391E69
Less saturated −25%#434047

Channel breakdown

R62
G47
B88
Red62 (24.3%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue261.95°
Saturation (HSL)30.37%
Lightness26.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 2F · B 58

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