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Colour

#3E3744

  • #3E3744
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E3744 is a violet with RGB values 62, 55, 68 and HSL 272°, 11%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E3744#3E3744
HEX#3E3744
RGBrgb(62, 55, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2157, 0.2667
RGB percentages24.3%, 21.6%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(272.3, 10.6%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.3, 19.1%, 26.7%)
CMYK8.8%, 19.1%, 0%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,077,380
CSS custom property--colour: #3E3744;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.45:1
Contrast with white11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#C1C8BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#353945no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#363A44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3D393Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.4Dim grey · ΔE 22.2Black · ΔE 25.9Slate grey · ΔE 30Gray · ΔE 30.7Light slate grey · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D4437
Analogous#383744, #443743
Triadic#443E37, #37443E
Split complementary#444437, #374438
Tetradic#443837, #3D4437, #374344

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A49AAD
Lighter +30%#8B7E96
Lighter +20%#71657C
Lighter +10%#584E60
Darker −10%#242028
Darker −20%#0B090C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3F2853
Less saturated −25%#3E3E3E

Channel breakdown

R62
G55
B68
Red62 (24.3%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue272.31°
Saturation (HSL)10.57%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 37 · B 44

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