Recognised as Colour
#38047D
- #38047D
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#38047D is a violet with RGB values 56, 4, 125 and HSL 266°, 94%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#38047D#38047D
HEX#38047D
RGBrgb(56, 4, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.0157, 0.4902
RGB percentages22%, 1.6%, 49%
HSLhsl(265.8, 93.8%, 25.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.8, 96.8%, 49%)
CMYK55.2%, 96.8%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,671,165
CSS custom property--colour: #38047D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.17:1
Contrast with white14.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#C7FB82
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#497D04
Analogous#040D7D, #74047D
Triadic#7D3804, #047D38
Split complementary#7D7504, #0C7D04
Tetradic#7D040D, #497D04, #047D74
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R56
G4
B125
Red56 (22%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue265.79°
Saturation (HSL)93.8%
Lightness25.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 04 · B 7D
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