Recognised as Colour

#3700C2

#3700C2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3700C2 is a violet with RGB values 55, 0, 194 and HSL 257°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3700C2#3700C2

HEX#3700C2

RGBrgb(55, 0, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0, 0.7608

RGB percentages21.6%, 0%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(257, 100%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257, 100%, 76.1%)

CMYK71.6%, 100%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,604,674

CSS custom property--colour: #3700C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.82:1

Contrast with white10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#C8FF3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0044C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0036BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Tritanopia#004E71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.3 Blue violet · ΔE 19 Dark violet · ΔE 21.9 Dark blue · ΔE 23.8 Blue · ΔE 28.7 Navy · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.28, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BC200

Analogous#002AC2, #9800C2

Triadic#C23700, #00C237

Split complementary#C29800, #2AC200

Tetradic#C2002A, #8BC200, #00C298

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AF8FFF

Lighter +30%#8A5CFF

Lighter +20%#6629FF

Lighter +10%#4500F5

Darker −10%#29008F

Darker −20%#1A005C

Darker −30%#0C0029

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3700C2

Less saturated −25%#4118AA

Channel breakdown

R55

B194

Red55 (21.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue257.01°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 37 · G 00 · B C2

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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