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Colour

#3E324D

  • #3E324D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E324D is a violet with RGB values 62, 50, 77 and HSL 267°, 21%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E324D#3E324D
HEX#3E324D
RGBrgb(62, 50, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1961, 0.302
RGB percentages24.3%, 19.6%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(266.7, 21.3%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 35.1%, 30.2%)
CMYK19.5%, 35.1%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,076,109
CSS custom property--colour: #3E324D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#C1CDB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C374Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F374Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3C363Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.1Dim grey · ΔE 28.3Black · ΔE 29.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.9Slate grey · ΔE 33Gray · ΔE 35.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 27.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#414D32
Analogous#32334D, #4C324D
Triadic#4D3E32, #324D3E
Split complementary#4D4C32, #334D32
Tetradic#4D3233, #414D32, #324D4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A392B9
Lighter +30%#8974A4
Lighter +20%#705A8B
Lighter +10%#57466C
Darker −10%#251E2E
Darker −20%#0C0A0F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3C225D
Less saturated −25%#404040

Channel breakdown

R62
G50
B77
Red62 (24.3%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue266.67°
Saturation (HSL)21.26%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 32 · B 4D

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