Recognised as Colour
#38139D
- #38139D
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#38139D is a violet with RGB values 56, 19, 157 and HSL 256°, 78%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#38139D#38139D
HEX#38139D
RGBrgb(56, 19, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.0745, 0.6157
RGB percentages22%, 7.5%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(256.1, 78.4%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.1, 87.9%, 61.6%)
CMYK64.3%, 87.9%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,675,037
CSS custom property--colour: #38139D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.01:1
Contrast with white12.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#C7EC62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#789D13
Analogous#13339D, #7D139D
Triadic#9D3813, #139D38
Split complementary#9D7D13, #339D13
Tetradic#9D1333, #789D13, #139D7D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R56
G19
B157
Red56 (22%)
Green19 (7.5%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue256.09°
Saturation (HSL)78.41%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 13 · B 9D
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