Colour

#3E3652

#3E3652
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E3652 is a violet with RGB values 62, 54, 82 and HSL 257°, 21%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3E3652

RGBrgb(62, 54, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2118, 0.3216

RGB percentages24.3%, 21.2%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(257.1, 20.6%, 26.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 34.1%, 32.2%)

CMYK24.4%, 34.1%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,077,138

CSS custom property--colour: #3E3652;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.32:1

Contrast with white11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#C1C9AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F3A53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#313A51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Tritanopia#3A3A40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 26 Dim grey · ΔE 27.4 Black · ΔE 31 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.3 Slate grey · ΔE 31.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 26.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A5236

Analogous#363C52, #4C3652

Triadic#523E36, #36523E

Split complementary#524C36, #3C5236

Tetradic#52363C, #4A5236, #36524C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A399BC

Lighter +30%#877AA7

Lighter +20%#6D5F90

Lighter +10%#554A71

Darker −10%#272233

Darker −20%#100E15

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#372563

Less saturated −25%#444444

Channel breakdown

R62

G54

B82

Red62 (24.3%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue257.14°

Saturation (HSL)20.59%

Lightness26.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 36 · B 52

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