Colour

#3000B2

#3000B2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3000B2 is a violet with RGB values 48, 0, 178 and HSL 256°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3000B2#3000B2

HEX#3000B2

RGBrgb(48, 0, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0, 0.698

RGB percentages18.8%, 0%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(256.2, 100%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.2, 100%, 69.8%)

CMYK73%, 100%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,145,906

CSS custom property--colour: #3000B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.6 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#171717

Inverted#CFFF4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003EB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0030AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Tritanopia#004767no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever 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

Medium blue · ΔE 14.4 Dark blue · ΔE 16.9 Blue violet · ΔE 21.2 Navy · ΔE 22 Dark violet · ΔE 23.7 Indigo · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#82B200

Analogous#0029B2, #8900B2

Triadic#B23000, #00B230

Split complementary#B28900, #29B200

Tetradic#B20029, #82B200, #00B289

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A27FFF

Lighter +30%#7C4CFF

Lighter +20%#5719FF

Lighter +10%#3E00E5

Darker −10%#22007F

Darker −20%#14004C

Darker −30%#070019

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3000B2

Less saturated −25%#3A169C

Channel breakdown

R48

B178

Red48 (18.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue256.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness34.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 30 · G 00 · B B2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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