Colour

#3208A6

#3208A6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#3208A6 is a violet with RGB values 50, 8, 166 and HSL 256°, 91%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3208A6

RGBrgb(50, 8, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.0314, 0.651

RGB percentages19.6%, 3.1%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(255.9, 90.8%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.9, 95.2%, 65.1%)

CMYK69.9%, 95.2%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,279,014

CSS custom property--colour: #3208A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.2:1

Contrast with white12.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#CDF759

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003BAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#002FA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#004360no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 10.5 Navy · ΔE 15.2 Indigo · ΔE 20 Medium blue · ΔE 21.8 Blue violet · ΔE 24 Dark orchid · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7CA608

Analogous#082DA6, #8108A6

Triadic#A63208, #08A632

Split complementary#A68108, #2DA608

Tetradic#A6082D, #7CA608, #08A681

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A181F9

Lighter +30%#7D50F7

Lighter +20%#5820F4

Lighter +10%#410AD7

Darker −10%#230675

Darker −20%#150345

Darker −30%#060114

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E00AE

Less saturated −25%#3C1E90

Channel breakdown

R50

B166

Red50 (19.6%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue255.95°

Saturation (HSL)90.8%

Lightness34.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 32 · G 08 · B A6

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