Colour

#3E334F

#3E334F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E334F is a violet with RGB values 62, 51, 79 and HSL 264°, 22%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3E334F

RGBrgb(62, 51, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2, 0.3098

RGB percentages24.3%, 20%, 31%

HSLhsl(263.6, 21.5%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.6, 35.4%, 31%)

CMYK21.5%, 35.4%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,076,367

CSS custom property--colour: #3E334F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness58.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.72:1

Contrast with white11.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#C1CCB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D3850no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F384Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#3B373Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Dim grey · ΔE 28.4 Black · ΔE 30.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.3 Slate grey · ΔE 32.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 27.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#444F33

Analogous#33364F, #4C334F

Triadic#4F3E33, #334F3E

Split complementary#4F4C33, #364F33

Tetradic#4F3336, #444F33, #334F4C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A394BA

Lighter +30%#8875A6

Lighter +20%#6F5B8D

Lighter +10%#56476E

Darker −10%#261F30

Darker −20%#0D0B11

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3B235F

Less saturated −25%#414141

Channel breakdown

R62

G51

B79

Red62 (24.3%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue263.57°

Saturation (HSL)21.54%

Lightness25.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 33 · B 4F

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