Colour

#31059C

#31059C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#31059C is a violet with RGB values 49, 5, 156 and HSL 257°, 94%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#31059C#31059C

HEX#31059C

RGBrgb(49, 5, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.0196, 0.6118

RGB percentages19.2%, 2%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(257.5, 93.8%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.5, 96.8%, 61.2%)

CMYK68.6%, 96.8%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,212,700

CSS custom property--colour: #31059C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.86:1

Contrast with white12.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#191919

Inverted#CEFA63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0037A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#002C9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Tritanopia#003E5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 7.3 Navy · ΔE 11.5 Indigo · ΔE 16.2 Medium blue · ΔE 25.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.7 Blue violet · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 7.29, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#709C05

Analogous#05259C, #7C059C

Triadic#9C3105, #059C31

Split complementary#9C7C05, #259C05

Tetradic#9C0525, #709C05, #059C7C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9A73FA

Lighter +30%#7741F9

Lighter +20%#5310F7

Lighter +10%#4107CD

Darker −10%#21036B

Darker −20%#120239

Darker −30%#020008

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F00A1

Less saturated −25%#391988

Channel breakdown

R49

B156

Red49 (19.2%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue257.48°

Saturation (HSL)93.79%

Lightness31.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 31 · G 05 · B 9C

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