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Colour

#3000AA

  • #3000AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#3000AA is a violet with RGB values 48, 0, 170 and HSL 257°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#3000AA#3000AA
HEX#3000AA
RGBrgb(48, 0, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0, 0.6667
RGB percentages18.8%, 0%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(256.9, 100%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.9, 100%, 66.7%)
CMYK71.8%, 100%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,145,898
CSS custom property--colour: #3000AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.31:1
Contrast with white12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#CFFF55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003BAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#002EA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004462no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 13.4Medium blue · ΔE 18Navy · ΔE 18.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.7Indigo · ΔE 23.5Dark violet · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AAA00
Analogous#0025AA, #8500AA
Triadic#AA3000, #00AA30
Split complementary#AA8500, #25AA00
Tetradic#AA0025, #7AAA00, #00AA85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9D77FF
Lighter +30%#7944FF
Lighter +20%#5411FF
Lighter +10%#3E00DD
Darker −10%#220077
Darker −20%#130044
Darker −30%#050011
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3000AA
Less saturated −25%#391595

Channel breakdown

R48
G0
B170
Red48 (18.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue256.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 00 · B AA

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