Colour

#38004E

#38004E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#38004E is a violet with RGB values 56, 0, 78 and HSL 283°, 100%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#38004E

RGBrgb(56, 0, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0, 0.3059

RGB percentages22%, 0%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(283.1, 100%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 100%, 30.6%)

CMYK28.2%, 100%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,670,094

CSS custom property--colour: #38004E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.43:1

Contrast with white16.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#121212

Inverted#C7FFB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001D50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#00204Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Tritanopia#35162Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text16.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 17.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7 Indigo · ΔE 25.9 Purple · ΔE 27.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 17.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#164E00

Analogous#11004E, #4E003D

Triadic#4E3800, #004E38

Split complementary#3D4E00, #004E11

Tetradic#4E1100, #164E00, #003D4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BF1BFF

Lighter +30%#A600E7

Lighter +20%#8100B4

Lighter +10%#5D0081

Darker −10%#13001B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#38004E

Less saturated −25%#340A44

Channel breakdown

R56

B78

Red56 (22%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue283.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness15.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 00 · B 4E

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