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Recognised as Colour

#3F2F5B

  • #3F2F5B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3F2F5B is a violet with RGB values 63, 47, 91 and HSL 262°, 32%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3F2F5B#3F2F5B
HEX#3F2F5B
RGBrgb(63, 47, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.1843, 0.3569
RGB percentages24.7%, 18.4%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(261.8, 31.9%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 48.4%, 35.7%)
CMYK30.8%, 48.4%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,140,891
CSS custom property--colour: #3F2F5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.87:1
Contrast with white11.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#C0D0A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#22375Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#25375Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#393740no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4Midnight blue · ΔE 30Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.4Dim grey · ΔE 36.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.8Steel blue · ΔE 37.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B5B2F
Analogous#2F355B, #552F5B
Triadic#5B3F2F, #2F5B3F
Split complementary#5B552F, #355B2F
Tetradic#5B2F35, #4B5B2F, #2F5B55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A490C6
Lighter +30%#886FB4
Lighter +20%#6E529E
Lighter +10%#56407D
Darker −10%#281E39
Darker −20%#100C18
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3A1E6C
Less saturated −25%#44404A

Channel breakdown

R63
G47
B91
Red63 (24.7%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue261.82°
Saturation (HSL)31.88%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 2F · B 5B

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