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Recognised as Colour

#3F2776

  • #3F2776
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3F2776 is a violet with RGB values 63, 39, 118 and HSL 258°, 50%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3F2776#3F2776
HEX#3F2776
RGBrgb(63, 39, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.1529, 0.4627
RGB percentages24.7%, 15.3%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(258.2, 50.3%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.2, 66.9%, 46.3%)
CMYK46.6%, 66.9%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,138,870
CSS custom property--colour: #3F2776;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.91:1
Contrast with white11.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#C0D889

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003878no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#003574no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2F3A4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.4Midnight blue · ΔE 10.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.3Indigo · ΔE 23.7Slate blue · ΔE 28Purple · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E7627
Analogous#273676, #672776
Triadic#763F27, #27763F
Split complementary#766627, #377627
Tetradic#762736, #5E7627, #277667

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A68FDA
Lighter +30%#8769CD
Lighter +20%#6942C1
Lighter +10%#53349C
Darker −10%#2B1A50
Darker −20%#160E29
Darker −30%#020103
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#37138A
Less saturated −25%#473B62

Channel breakdown

R63
G39
B118
Red63 (24.7%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue258.23°
Saturation (HSL)50.32%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 27 · B 76

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