Recognised as Colour
#39079C
- #39079C
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#39079C is a violet with RGB values 57, 7, 156 and HSL 260°, 91%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#39079C#39079C
HEX#39079C
RGBrgb(57, 7, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.0275, 0.6118
RGB percentages22.4%, 2.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(260.1, 91.4%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.1, 95.5%, 61.2%)
CMYK63.5%, 95.5%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,737,500
CSS custom property--colour: #39079C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#C6F863
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6A9C07
Analogous#071F9C, #84079C
Triadic#9C3907, #079C39
Split complementary#9C8407, #209C07
Tetradic#9C0720, #6A9C07, #079C84
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R57
G7
B156
Red57 (22.4%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue260.13°
Saturation (HSL)91.41%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 07 · B 9C
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