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Colour

#3800CC

  • #3800CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3800CC is a violet with RGB values 56, 0, 204 and HSL 256°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3800CC#3800CC
HEX#3800CC
RGBrgb(56, 0, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0, 0.8
RGB percentages22%, 0%, 80%
HSLhsl(256.5, 100%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.5, 100%, 80%)
CMYK72.5%, 100%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,670,220
CSS custom property--colour: #3800CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#C7FF33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0038C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#005377no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 5.1Blue violet · ΔE 19.4Dark violet · ΔE 22.3Blue · ΔE 24.3Dark blue · ΔE 28.2Dark orchid · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 5.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94CC00
Analogous#002ECC, #9E00CC
Triadic#CC3800, #00CC38
Split complementary#CC9E00, #2ECC00
Tetradic#CC002E, #94CC00, #00CC9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B599FF
Lighter +30%#9066FF
Lighter +20%#6B33FF
Lighter +10%#4600FF
Darker −10%#2A0099
Darker −20%#1C0066
Darker −30%#0E0033
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3800CC
Less saturated −25%#4419B3

Channel breakdown

R56
G0
B204
Red56 (22%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue256.47°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 00 · B CC

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