Colour

#3E3040

#3E3040
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E3040 is a magenta with RGB values 62, 48, 64 and HSL 293°, 14%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3E3040

RGBrgb(62, 48, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1882, 0.251

RGB percentages24.3%, 18.8%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(292.5, 14.3%, 22%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.5, 25%, 25.1%)

CMYK3.1%, 25%, 0%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,075,584

CSS custom property--colour: #3E3040;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.34:1

Contrast with white12.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#C1CFBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F3441no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#32353Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#3F3236no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Black · ΔE 25.2 Dim grey · ΔE 25.6 Slate grey · ΔE 33.2 Gray · ΔE 34 Light slate grey · ΔE 36.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#324030

Analogous#363040, #40303A

Triadic#403E30, #30403E

Split complementary#3A4030, #304036

Tetradic#403630, #324030, #303A40

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A890AC

Lighter +30%#927396

Lighter +20%#765C7A

Lighter +10%#5A465D

Darker −10%#221A23

Darker −20%#060406

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#49224E

Less saturated −25%#383838

Channel breakdown

R62

G48

B64

Red62 (24.3%)

Green48 (18.8%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue292.5°

Saturation (HSL)14.29%

Lightness21.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 30 · B 40

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