Recognised as Colour

#3400CF

#3400CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3400CF is a violet with RGB values 52, 0, 207 and HSL 255°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3400CF#3400CF

HEX#3400CF

RGBrgb(52, 0, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0, 0.8118

RGB percentages20.4%, 0%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(255.1, 100%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.1, 100%, 81.2%)

CMYK74.9%, 100%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,408,079

CSS custom property--colour: #3400CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.26:1

Contrast with white10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#CBFF30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0038CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Tritanopia#005479no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 4 Blue violet · ΔE 20.3 Blue · ΔE 22.6 Dark violet · ΔE 23.3 Dark blue · ΔE 29.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 4, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BCF00

Analogous#0033CF, #9C00CF

Triadic#CF3400, #00CF34

Split complementary#CF9C00, #33CF00

Tetradic#CF0033, #9BCF00, #00CF9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B59CFF

Lighter +30%#8F69FF

Lighter +20%#6836FF

Lighter +10%#4203FF

Darker −10%#27009C

Darker −20%#1A0069

Darker −30%#0E0036

Darker −40%#010003

More saturated +25%#3400CF

Less saturated −25%#411AB5

Channel breakdown

R52

B207

Red52 (20.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue255.07°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 00 · B CF

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