Recognised as Colour

#3F2368

#3F2368
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3F2368 is a violet with RGB values 63, 35, 104 and HSL 264°, 50%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3F2368

RGBrgb(63, 35, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.1373, 0.4078

RGB percentages24.7%, 13.7%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(264.3, 49.6%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.3, 66.3%, 40.8%)

CMYK39.4%, 66.3%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,137,832

CSS custom property--colour: #3F2368;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.71:1

Contrast with white12.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#C0DC97

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00336Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#043267no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Tritanopia#363242no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 15 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.2 Indigo · ΔE 28.3 Purple · ΔE 30.7 Slate blue · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C6823

Analogous#232A68, #622368

Triadic#683F23, #23683F

Split complementary#686223, #2A6823

Tetradic#68232A, #4C6823, #236861

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A482D5

Lighter +30%#885CC8

Lighter +20%#6D3DB4

Lighter +10%#56308E

Darker −10%#281642

Darker −20%#11091C

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3C1279

Less saturated −25%#423457

Channel breakdown

R63

G35

B104

Red63 (24.7%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue264.35°

Saturation (HSL)49.64%

Lightness27.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 23 · B 68

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