Recognised as Colour

#35009D

#35009D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#35009D is a violet with RGB values 53, 0, 157 and HSL 260°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#35009D

RGBrgb(53, 0, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0, 0.6157

RGB percentages20.8%, 0%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(260.3, 100%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.3, 100%, 61.6%)

CMYK66.2%, 100%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,473,565

CSS custom property--colour: #35009D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.82:1

Contrast with white12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#171717

Inverted#CAFF62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0036A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#002D9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Tritanopia#003D5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 8.5 Navy · ΔE 12.8 Indigo · ΔE 17 Medium blue · ΔE 24.7 Blue violet · ΔE 25.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 8.53, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#689D00

Analogous#00199D, #84009D

Triadic#9D3500, #009D35

Split complementary#9D8400, #199D00

Tetradic#9D0019, #689D00, #009D84

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9C6AFF

Lighter +30%#7B37FF

Lighter +20%#5904FF

Lighter +10%#4600D0

Darker −10%#24006A

Darker −20%#130037

Darker −30%#010004

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#35009D

Less saturated −25%#3B1489

Channel breakdown

R53

B157

Red53 (20.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue260.25°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 00 · B 9D

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