Colour

#3407B3

#3407B3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3407B3 is a violet with RGB values 52, 7, 179 and HSL 256°, 92%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3407B3#3407B3

HEX#3407B3

RGBrgb(52, 7, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.0275, 0.702

RGB percentages20.4%, 2.7%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(255.7, 92.5%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.7, 96.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK70.9%, 96.1%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,409,843

CSS custom property--colour: #3407B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.49:1

Contrast with white11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#CBF84C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003FB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0032B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Tritanopia#004968no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.7 Dark blue · ΔE 16.1 Blue violet · ΔE 20.7 Navy · ΔE 21.2 Dark violet · ΔE 23.5 Indigo · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#86B307

Analogous#0730B3, #8A07B3

Triadic#B33407, #07B334

Split complementary#B38A07, #30B307

Tetradic#B30730, #86B307, #07B38A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A98CFA

Lighter +30%#845AF9

Lighter +20%#5F29F7

Lighter +10%#4209E4

Darker −10%#260582

Darker −20%#170351

Darker −30%#090120

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3100BA

Less saturated −25%#3F1E9C

Channel breakdown

R52

B179

Red52 (20.4%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue255.7°

Saturation (HSL)92.47%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 07 · B B3

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Colour values

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