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Recognised as Colour

#3F3552

  • #3F3552
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3F3552 is a violet with RGB values 63, 53, 82 and HSL 261°, 21%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3F3552#3F3552
HEX#3F3552
RGBrgb(63, 53, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.2078, 0.3216
RGB percentages24.7%, 20.8%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(260.7, 21.5%, 26.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 35.4%, 32.2%)
CMYK23.2%, 35.4%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,142,418
CSS custom property--colour: #3F3552;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.4:1
Contrast with white11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#C0CAAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E3A53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#303A51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3C3A40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.1Dim grey · ΔE 28.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.6Black · ΔE 31.3Slate grey · ΔE 32Light slate grey · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 27.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#485235
Analogous#353952, #4E3552
Triadic#523F35, #35523F
Split complementary#524E35, #395235
Tetradic#523539, #485235, #35524E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A497BC
Lighter +30%#8978A8
Lighter +20%#6F5D90
Lighter +10%#574971
Darker −10%#272133
Darker −20%#0F0D14
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3A2463
Less saturated −25%#444444

Channel breakdown

R63
G53
B82
Red63 (24.7%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue260.69°
Saturation (HSL)21.48%
Lightness26.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 35 · B 52

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