Colour

#3E3260

#3E3260
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E3260 is a violet with RGB values 62, 50, 96 and HSL 256°, 32%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E3260

RGBrgb(62, 50, 96)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1961, 0.3765

RGB percentages24.3%, 19.6%, 37.6%

HSLhsl(255.7, 31.5%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.7, 47.9%, 37.6%)

CMYK35.4%, 47.9%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,076,128

CSS custom property--colour: #3E3260;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.48:1

Contrast with white11.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#C1CD9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#233A62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#25395Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#363B44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 29.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.7 Steel blue · ΔE 36 Dim grey · ΔE 36.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#546032

Analogous#323D60, #553260

Triadic#603E32, #32603E

Split complementary#605532, #3D6032

Tetradic#60323D, #546032, #326055

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A396C8

Lighter +30%#8674B7

Lighter +20%#6955A3

Lighter +10%#544382

Darker −10%#28213E

Darker −20%#130F1D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#352072

Less saturated −25%#47444E

Channel breakdown

R62

G50

B96

Red62 (24.3%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue96 (37.6%)

Hue255.65°

Saturation (HSL)31.51%

Lightness28.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 32 · B 60

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