Colour

#3F296A

#3F296A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3F296A is a violet with RGB values 63, 41, 106 and HSL 260°, 44%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3F296A

RGBrgb(63, 41, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.1608, 0.4157

RGB percentages24.7%, 16.1%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(260.3, 44.2%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.3, 61.3%, 41.6%)

CMYK40.6%, 61.3%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,139,370

CSS custom property--colour: #3F296A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness58.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.09:1

Contrast with white12.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#C0D695

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#05366Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0E3569no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Tritanopia#343745no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 17.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.2 Indigo · ΔE 31.6 Purple · ΔE 33.4 Slate blue · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#546A29

Analogous#29346A, #5F296A

Triadic#6A3F29, #296A3F

Split complementary#6A5F29, #346A29

Tetradic#6A2934, #546A29, #296A5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A48CD3

Lighter +30%#8768C4

Lighter +20%#6B45B4

Lighter +10%#55378F

Darker −10%#291B45

Darker −20%#130D20

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#39177C

Less saturated −25%#453B58

Channel breakdown

R63

G41

B106

Red63 (24.7%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue260.31°

Saturation (HSL)44.22%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 29 · B 6A

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