Recognised as Colour

#3504A3

#3504A3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#3504A3 is a violet with RGB values 53, 4, 163 and HSL 258°, 95%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3504A3

RGBrgb(53, 4, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.0157, 0.6392

RGB percentages20.8%, 1.6%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(258.5, 95.2%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 97.5%, 63.9%)

CMYK67.5%, 97.5%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,474,595

CSS custom property--colour: #3504A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.37:1

Contrast with white12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#CAFB5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0039A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#002FA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00415Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 10 Navy · ΔE 14.6 Indigo · ΔE 19 Medium blue · ΔE 22.7 Blue violet · ΔE 24.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72A304

Analogous#0423A3, #8404A3

Triadic#A33504, #04A335

Split complementary#A38404, #23A304

Tetradic#A30423, #72A304, #04A384

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A077FC

Lighter +30%#7D46FA

Lighter +20%#5A14F9

Lighter +10%#4505D5

Darker −10%#250371

Darker −20%#15023F

Darker −30%#04000E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3300A7

Less saturated −25%#3D198E

Channel breakdown

R53

B163

Red53 (20.8%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue258.49°

Saturation (HSL)95.21%

Lightness32.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 04 · B A3

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Colour values

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