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Recognised as Colour

#3F2F50

  • #3F2F50
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3F2F50 is a violet with RGB values 63, 47, 80 and HSL 269°, 26%, 25%. 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

#3F2F50#3F2F50
HEX#3F2F50
RGBrgb(63, 47, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.1843, 0.3137
RGB percentages24.7%, 18.4%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(269.1, 26%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.1, 41.3%, 31.4%)
CMYK21.2%, 41.3%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,140,880
CSS custom property--colour: #3F2F50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.11:1
Contrast with white12.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#C0D0AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#283551no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B364Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#3C343Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.2Dim grey · ΔE 31.7Black · ΔE 32.2Slate grey · ΔE 35.5Midnight blue · ΔE 36.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40502F
Analogous#2F2F50, #502F50
Triadic#503F2F, #2F503F
Split complementary#50502F, #2F502F
Tetradic#502F2F, #40502F, #2F5050

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A58EBD
Lighter +30%#8B6EAA
Lighter +20%#725590
Lighter +10%#584270
Darker −10%#261C30
Darker −20%#0C0910
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3F1F60
Less saturated −25%#3F3F40

Channel breakdown

R63
G47
B80
Red63 (24.7%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue269.09°
Saturation (HSL)25.98%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 2F · B 50

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