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Recognised as Colour

#3F214E

  • #3F214E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3F214E is a violet with RGB values 63, 33, 78 and HSL 280°, 41%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3F214E#3F214E
HEX#3F214E
RGBrgb(63, 33, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.1294, 0.3059
RGB percentages24.7%, 12.9%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(280, 40.5%, 21.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 57.7%, 30.6%)
CMYK19.2%, 57.7%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,137,294
CSS custom property--colour: #3F214E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.65:1
Contrast with white13.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#C0DEB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#162C50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F2E4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3E2834no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5Midnight blue · ΔE 28.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.7Black · ΔE 37.4Purple · ΔE 39.7Dim grey · ΔE 41.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#304E21
Analogous#29214E, #4E2146
Triadic#4E3F21, #214E3F
Split complementary#474E21, #214E28
Tetradic#4E2921, #304E21, #21474E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AB76C5
Lighter +30%#9552B6
Lighter +20%#793F96
Lighter +10%#5C3072
Darker −10%#22122A
Darker −20%#050306
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#44135C
Less saturated −25%#3A2F40

Channel breakdown

R63
G33
B78
Red63 (24.7%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)40.54%
Lightness21.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 21 · B 4E

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