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Recognised as Colour

#3203AF

  • #3203AF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#3203AF is a violet with RGB values 50, 3, 175 and HSL 256°, 97%, 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

#3203AF#3203AF
HEX#3203AF
RGBrgb(50, 3, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.0118, 0.6863
RGB percentages19.6%, 1.2%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(256.4, 96.6%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 98.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK71.4%, 98.3%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,277,743
CSS custom property--colour: #3203AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#CDFC50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003DB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0030ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#004665no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15Medium blue · ΔE 16.5Navy · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 21.6Dark violet · ΔE 24.1Indigo · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80AF03
Analogous#032AAF, #8803AF
Triadic#AF3203, #03AF32
Split complementary#AF8803, #2AAF03
Tetradic#AF032A, #80AF03, #03AF88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A381FD
Lighter +30%#7E4FFC
Lighter +20%#5A1DFB
Lighter +10%#4004E1
Darker −10%#24027D
Darker −20%#15014B
Darker −30%#070019
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3100B2
Less saturated −25%#3C1999

Channel breakdown

R50
G3
B175
Red50 (19.6%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue256.4°
Saturation (HSL)96.63%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 03 · B AF

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