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Recognised as Colour

#390C99

  • #390C99
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#390C99 is a violet with RGB values 57, 12, 153 and HSL 259°, 85%, 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

#390C99#390C99
HEX#390C99
RGBrgb(57, 12, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.0471, 0.6
RGB percentages22.4%, 4.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(259.1, 85.5%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.1, 92.2%, 60%)
CMYK62.7%, 92.2%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,738,777
CSS custom property--colour: #390C99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.45:1
Contrast with white12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#C6F366

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00389Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003097no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#003D59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 7.9Navy · ΔE 10.2Indigo · ΔE 12.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.8Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7Midnight blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 7.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C990C
Analogous#0C2599, #7F0C99
Triadic#99390C, #0C9939
Split complementary#99800C, #25990C
Tetradic#990C26, #6C990C, #0C9980

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A37CF5
Lighter +30%#814DF1
Lighter +20%#601EED
Lighter +10%#4B10C8
Darker −10%#27086A
Darker −20%#16053A
Darker −30%#04010B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3500A5
Less saturated −25%#402184

Channel breakdown

R57
G12
B153
Red57 (22.4%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue259.15°
Saturation (HSL)85.45%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 0C · B 99

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