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Recognised as Colour

#3F245C

  • #3F245C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3F245C is a violet with RGB values 63, 36, 92 and HSL 269°, 44%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3F245C#3F245C
HEX#3F245C
RGBrgb(63, 36, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.1412, 0.3608
RGB percentages24.7%, 14.1%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(268.9, 43.8%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.9, 60.9%, 36.1%)
CMYK31.5%, 60.9%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,138,076
CSS custom property--colour: #3F245C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.98:1
Contrast with white12.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#C0DBA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E315Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#18315Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3A2F3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.8Midnight blue · ΔE 22.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.2Purple · ΔE 35.6Indigo · ΔE 35.9Slate blue · ΔE 39.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#415C24
Analogous#24255C, #5B245C
Triadic#5C3F24, #245C3F
Split complementary#5C5B24, #255C24
Tetradic#5C2425, #415C24, #245C5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A57FCD
Lighter +30%#8B5ABF
Lighter +20%#7141A5
Lighter +10%#583281
Darker −10%#261637
Darker −20%#0D0713
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3E146C
Less saturated −25%#40344C

Channel breakdown

R63
G36
B92
Red63 (24.7%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue268.93°
Saturation (HSL)43.75%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 24 · B 5C

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