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Recognised as Colour

#3106AD

  • #3106AD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#3106AD is a violet with RGB values 49, 6, 173 and HSL 255°, 93%, 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 Dark blue.

Colour values

#3106AD#3106AD
HEX#3106AD
RGBrgb(49, 6, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.0235, 0.6784
RGB percentages19.2%, 2.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(255.4, 93.3%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.4, 96.5%, 67.8%)
CMYK71.7%, 96.5%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,212,973
CSS custom property--colour: #3106AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.93:1
Contrast with white11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#CEF952

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003DB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0030AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#004664no 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 text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 13.7Medium blue · ΔE 18Navy · ΔE 18.7Blue violet · ΔE 22.2Indigo · ΔE 23.7Dark violet · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82AD06
Analogous#062FAD, #8406AD
Triadic#AD3106, #06AD31
Split complementary#AD8406, #2FAD06
Tetradic#AD062F, #82AD06, #06AD84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A384FB
Lighter +30%#7E53F9
Lighter +20%#5922F7
Lighter +10%#3F08DE
Darker −10%#23047C
Darker −20%#15034A
Darker −30%#070119
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E00B3
Less saturated −25%#3C1C97

Channel breakdown

R49
G6
B173
Red49 (19.2%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue255.45°
Saturation (HSL)93.3%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 06 · B AD

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