Colour

#38009F

#38009F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#38009F is a violet with RGB values 56, 0, 159 and HSL 261°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#38009F#38009F

HEX#38009F

RGBrgb(56, 0, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0, 0.6235

RGB percentages22%, 0%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(261.1, 100%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 100%, 62.4%)

CMYK64.8%, 100%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,670,175

CSS custom property--colour: #38009F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness61.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.58:1

Contrast with white12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#171717

Inverted#C7FF60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0038A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#002E9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Tritanopia#003E5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 9.4 Navy · ΔE 13.7 Indigo · ΔE 17.5 Medium blue · ΔE 24.1 Blue violet · ΔE 24.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 9.42, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#679F00

Analogous#00189F, #87009F

Triadic#9F3800, #009F38

Split complementary#9F8700, #189F00

Tetradic#9F0018, #679F00, #009F87

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A06CFF

Lighter +30%#7F39FF

Lighter +20%#5E06FF

Lighter +10%#4A00D2

Darker −10%#26006C

Darker −20%#140039

Darker −30%#020006

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#38009F

Less saturated −25%#3E148B

Channel breakdown

R56

B159

Red56 (22%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue261.13°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 00 · B 9F

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