Colour

#3200B0

#3200B0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3200B0 is a violet with RGB values 50, 0, 176 and HSL 257°, 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

#3200B0#3200B0

HEX#3200B0

RGBrgb(50, 0, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0, 0.6902

RGB percentages19.6%, 0%, 69%

HSLhsl(257, 100%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257, 100%, 69%)

CMYK71.6%, 100%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,276,976

CSS custom property--colour: #3200B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.91:1

Contrast with white11.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#171717

Inverted#CDFF4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003DB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#0030ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Tritanopia#004666no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.5 Dark blue · ΔE 16 Navy · ΔE 21.1 Blue violet · ΔE 21.3 Dark violet · ΔE 23.7 Indigo · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7EB000

Analogous#0026B0, #8A00B0

Triadic#B03200, #00B032

Split complementary#B08A00, #26B000

Tetradic#B00026, #7EB000, #00B08A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A27DFF

Lighter +30%#7D4AFF

Lighter +20%#5917FF

Lighter +10%#4000E3

Darker −10%#24007D

Darker −20%#15004A

Darker −30%#070017

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3200B0

Less saturated −25%#3B169A

Channel breakdown

R50

B176

Red50 (19.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue257.05°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 32 · G 00 · B B0

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Channel breakdown

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