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Colour

#3000AC

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

#3000AC is a violet with RGB values 48, 0, 172 and HSL 257°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#3000AC#3000AC
HEX#3000AC
RGBrgb(48, 0, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0, 0.6745
RGB percentages18.8%, 0%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(256.7, 100%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.7, 100%, 67.5%)
CMYK72.1%, 100%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,145,900
CSS custom property--colour: #3000AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.2:1
Contrast with white12.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#CFFF53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003BB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#002EA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#004463no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.3Medium blue · ΔE 17.1Navy · ΔE 19.3Blue violet · ΔE 22.3Indigo · ΔE 24.4Dark violet · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CAC00
Analogous#0026AC, #8600AC
Triadic#AC3000, #00AC30
Split complementary#AC8600, #26AC00
Tetradic#AC0026, #7CAC00, #00AC86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9E79FF
Lighter +30%#7A46FF
Lighter +20%#5513FF
Lighter +10%#3E00DF
Darker −10%#220079
Darker −20%#140046
Darker −30%#050013
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3000AC
Less saturated −25%#3A1697

Channel breakdown

R48
G0
B172
Red48 (18.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue256.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 00 · B AC

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