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Recognised as Colour

#3F294D

  • #3F294D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3F294D is a violet with RGB values 63, 41, 77 and HSL 277°, 31%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3F294D#3F294D
HEX#3F294D
RGBrgb(63, 41, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.1608, 0.302
RGB percentages24.7%, 16.1%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(276.7, 30.5%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.7, 46.8%, 30.2%)
CMYK18.2%, 46.8%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,139,341
CSS custom property--colour: #3F294D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.84:1
Contrast with white12.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#C0D6B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#22314Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#27324Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3E2E37no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27Black · ΔE 33.1Midnight blue · ΔE 34.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.9Dim grey · ΔE 35Slate grey · ΔE 38.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#374D29
Analogous#2D294D, #4D2949
Triadic#4D3F29, #294D3F
Split complementary#494D29, #294D2D
Tetradic#4D2D29, #374D29, #29494D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A784BE
Lighter +30%#9063AC
Lighter +20%#754C90
Lighter +10%#5A3B6E
Darker −10%#24172C
Darker −20%#09060A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#421A5C
Less saturated −25%#3C383E

Channel breakdown

R63
G41
B77
Red63 (24.7%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue276.67°
Saturation (HSL)30.51%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 29 · B 4D

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