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Recognised as Colour

#3306AD

  • #3306AD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#3306AD is a violet with RGB values 51, 6, 173 and HSL 256°, 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

#3306AD#3306AD
HEX#3306AD
RGBrgb(51, 6, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.0235, 0.6784
RGB percentages20%, 2.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(256.2, 93.3%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.2, 96.5%, 67.8%)
CMYK70.5%, 96.5%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,344,045
CSS custom property--colour: #3306AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.86:1
Contrast with white11.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#CCF952

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003DB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0031AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#004664no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 13.7Medium blue · ΔE 18.2Navy · ΔE 18.6Blue violet · ΔE 22Indigo · ΔE 23.4Dark violet · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 13.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80AD06
Analogous#062CAD, #8706AD
Triadic#AD3306, #06AD33
Split complementary#AD8606, #2DAD06
Tetradic#AD062C, #80AD06, #06AD87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A484FB
Lighter +30%#8053F9
Lighter +20%#5B22F7
Lighter +10%#4208DE
Darker −10%#24047C
Darker −20%#16034A
Darker −30%#070119
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3000B3
Less saturated −25%#3D1C97

Channel breakdown

R51
G6
B173
Red51 (20%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue256.17°
Saturation (HSL)93.3%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 06 · B AD

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