Recognised as Colour

#38115A

#38115A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#38115A is a violet with RGB values 56, 17, 90 and HSL 272°, 68%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#38115A

RGBrgb(56, 17, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.0667, 0.3529

RGB percentages22%, 6.7%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(272.1, 68.2%, 21%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.1, 81.1%, 35.3%)

CMYK37.8%, 81.1%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,674,458

CSS custom property--colour: #38115A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.04:1

Contrast with white15.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#C7EEA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00265Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#002659no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Tritanopia#312335no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 14 Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.8 Indigo · ΔE 25.6 Purple · ΔE 28.9 Navy · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 14.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#335A11

Analogous#13115A, #5A1158

Triadic#5A3811, #115A38

Split complementary#585A11, #115A13

Tetradic#5A1311, #335A11, #11585A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A058DF

Lighter +30%#882DD7

Lighter +20%#6D21B0

Lighter +10%#531985

Darker −10%#1D092F

Darker −20%#030104

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#390467

Less saturated −25%#371E4D

Channel breakdown

R56

G17

B90

Red56 (22%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue272.05°

Saturation (HSL)68.22%

Lightness20.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 11 · B 5A

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