Recognised as Colour
#3F2653
- #3F2653
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slateblue
#3F2653 is a violet with RGB values 63, 38, 83 and HSL 273°, 37%, 24%. 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
#3F2653#3F2653
HEX#3F2653
RGBrgb(63, 38, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.149, 0.3255
RGB percentages24.7%, 14.9%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(273.3, 37.2%, 23.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.3, 54.2%, 32.5%)
CMYK24.1%, 54.2%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,138,579
CSS custom property--colour: #3F2653;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.02:1
Contrast with white13.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#C0D9AC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3A5326
Analogous#282653, #532651
Triadic#533F26, #26533F
Split complementary#515326, #265328
Tetradic#532826, #3A5326, #265153
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R63
G38
B83
Red63 (24.7%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue273.33°
Saturation (HSL)37.19%
Lightness23.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 26 · B 53
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