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Recognised as Colour

#3E3747

  • #3E3747
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E3747 is a violet with RGB values 62, 55, 71 and HSL 266°, 13%, 25%. 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

#3E3747#3E3747
HEX#3E3747
RGBrgb(62, 55, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2157, 0.2784
RGB percentages24.3%, 21.6%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(266.3, 12.7%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.3, 22.5%, 27.8%)
CMYK12.7%, 22.5%, 0%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,077,383
CSS custom property--colour: #3E3747;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.4:1
Contrast with white11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#C1C8B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#343A48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#353A46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3D393Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.4Dim grey · ΔE 22.9Black · ΔE 26.8Slate grey · ΔE 29.9Gray · ΔE 31.2Light slate grey · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#404737
Analogous#373847, #463747
Triadic#473E37, #37473E
Split complementary#474637, #384737
Tetradic#473738, #404737, #374746

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A49AB0
Lighter +30%#8A7D9A
Lighter +20%#706480
Lighter +10%#574D64
Darker −10%#25212A
Darker −20%#0C0A0E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3C2757
Less saturated −25%#3F3F3F

Channel breakdown

R62
G55
B71
Red62 (24.3%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue266.25°
Saturation (HSL)12.7%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 37 · B 47

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