Recognised as Colour
#39009A
- #39009A
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#39009A is a violet with RGB values 57, 0, 154 and HSL 262°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#39009A#39009A
HEX#39009A
RGBrgb(57, 0, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0, 0.6039
RGB percentages22.4%, 0%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(262.2, 100%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 100%, 60.4%)
CMYK63%, 100%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,735,706
CSS custom property--colour: #39009A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.8:1
Contrast with white12.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#C6FF65
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#619A00
Analogous#00149A, #86009A
Triadic#9A3900, #009A39
Split complementary#9A8600, #149A00
Tetradic#9A0014, #619A00, #009A86
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R57
G0
B154
Red57 (22.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue262.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 00 · B 9A
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