Colour

#3F2E43

#3F2E43
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3F2E43 is a violet with RGB values 63, 46, 67 and HSL 289°, 19%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3F2E43

RGBrgb(63, 46, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.1804, 0.2627

RGB percentages24.7%, 18%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(288.6, 18.6%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 31.3%, 26.3%)

CMYK6%, 31.3%, 0%, 73.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,140,611

CSS custom property--colour: #3F2E43;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.48:1

Contrast with white12.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#C0D1BC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C3344no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F3442no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#3F3035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.6 Black · ΔE 26.9 Dim grey · ΔE 27.8 Slate grey · ΔE 34.4 Gray · ΔE 35.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 26.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#32432E

Analogous#342E43, #432E3D

Triadic#433F2E, #2E433F

Split complementary#3D432E, #2E4334

Tetradic#43342E, #32432E, #2E3D43

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AA8DB0

Lighter +30%#936E9C

Lighter +20%#78587F

Lighter +10%#5B4361

Darker −10%#231925

Darker −20%#060407

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#482051

Less saturated −25%#393939

Channel breakdown

R63

G46

B67

Red63 (24.7%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue288.57°

Saturation (HSL)18.58%

Lightness22.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 2E · B 43

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