Recognised as Colour

#3F314A

#3F314A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3F314A is a violet with RGB values 63, 49, 74 and HSL 274°, 20%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3F314A#3F314A

HEX#3F314A

RGBrgb(63, 49, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.1922, 0.2902

RGB percentages24.7%, 19.2%, 29%

HSLhsl(273.6, 20.3%, 24.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.6, 33.8%, 29%)

CMYK14.9%, 33.8%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,141,386

CSS custom property--colour: #3F314A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03748WCAG 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 12:1

Contrast with white12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#C0CEB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D364Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#303749no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#3E343Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Dim grey · ΔE 27.9 Black · ΔE 28.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.2 Slate grey · ΔE 33.3 Gray · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 26.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C4A31

Analogous#32314A, #4A3149

Triadic#4A3F31, #314A3F

Split complementary#494A31, #314A33

Tetradic#4A3331, #3C4A31, #31494A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A691B6

Lighter +30%#8D72A2

Lighter +20%#735A87

Lighter +10%#594569

Darker −10%#251D2B

Darker −20%#0B080D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#412259

Less saturated −25%#3E3E3E

Channel breakdown

R63

G49

B74

Red63 (24.7%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue273.6°

Saturation (HSL)20.33%

Lightness24.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 31 · B 4A

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