Colour

#3E3949

#3E3949
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E3949 is a violet with RGB values 62, 57, 73 and HSL 259°, 12%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3E3949

RGBrgb(62, 57, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2235, 0.2863

RGB percentages24.3%, 22.4%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(258.8, 12.3%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.8, 21.9%, 28.6%)

CMYK15.1%, 21.9%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,077,897

CSS custom property--colour: #3E3949;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.13:1

Contrast with white11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#C1C6B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#363B4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#373B49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#3C3B3Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Dim grey · ΔE 22.2 Black · ΔE 27.3 Slate grey · ΔE 29 Gray · ΔE 30.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#444939

Analogous#393C49, #463949

Triadic#493E39, #39493E

Split complementary#494639, #3C4939

Tetradic#49393C, #444939, #394946

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A39CB2

Lighter +30%#88809B

Lighter +20%#6F6682

Lighter +10%#564F66

Darker −10%#26232C

Darker −20%#0D0C10

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#382959

Less saturated −25%#414141

Channel breakdown

R62

G57

B73

Red62 (24.3%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue258.75°

Saturation (HSL)12.31%

Lightness25.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 39 · B 49

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