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Recognised as Colour

#3F2960

  • #3F2960
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3F2960 is a violet with RGB values 63, 41, 96 and HSL 264°, 40%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3F2960#3F2960
HEX#3F2960
RGBrgb(63, 41, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.1608, 0.3765
RGB percentages24.7%, 16.1%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(264, 40.1%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264, 57.3%, 37.6%)
CMYK34.4%, 57.3%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,139,360
CSS custom property--colour: #3F2960;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.37:1
Contrast with white12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#C0D69F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#143462no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B345Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#383440no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16Midnight blue · ΔE 22.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.7Purple · ΔE 37.1Indigo · ΔE 37.2Slate blue · ΔE 39.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A6029
Analogous#292F60, #5B2960
Triadic#603F29, #29603F
Split complementary#605A29, #2F6029
Tetradic#60292E, #4A6029, #29605A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A489CC
Lighter +30%#8865BD
Lighter +20%#6E48A7
Lighter +10%#563884
Darker −10%#281A3C
Darker −20%#100A19
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3C1871
Less saturated −25%#423A4F

Channel breakdown

R63
G41
B96
Red63 (24.7%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue264°
Saturation (HSL)40.15%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 29 · B 60

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