Recognised as Colour
#3916A3
- #3916A3
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3916A3 is a blue with RGB values 57, 22, 163 and HSL 255°, 76%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3916A3#3916A3
HEX#3916A3
RGBrgb(57, 22, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.0863, 0.6392
RGB percentages22.4%, 8.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(254.9, 76.2%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.9, 86.5%, 63.9%)
CMYK65%, 86.5%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,741,347
CSS custom property--colour: #3916A3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.55:1
Contrast with white11.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#C6E95C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#80A316
Analogous#1639A3, #8016A3
Triadic#A33916, #16A339
Split complementary#A38016, #39A316
Tetradic#A31639, #80A316, #16A380
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R57
G22
B163
Red57 (22.4%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue254.89°
Saturation (HSL)76.22%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 16 · B A3
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