Recognised as Colour
#3604A4
- #3604A4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3604A4 is a violet with RGB values 54, 4, 164 and HSL 259°, 95%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3604A4#3604A4
HEX#3604A4
RGBrgb(54, 4, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.0157, 0.6431
RGB percentages21.2%, 1.6%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(258.8, 95.2%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.8, 97.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK67.1%, 97.6%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,540,132
CSS custom property--colour: #3604A4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.28:1
Contrast with white12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#C9FB5B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72A404
Analogous#0422A4, #8604A4
Triadic#A43604, #04A436
Split complementary#A48604, #22A404
Tetradic#A40422, #72A404, #04A486
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R54
G4
B164
Red54 (21.2%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue258.75°
Saturation (HSL)95.24%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 04 · B A4
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