Colour
#3A0090
- #3A0090
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3A0090 is a violet with RGB values 58, 0, 144 and HSL 264°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3A0090#3A0090
HEX#3A0090
RGBrgb(58, 0, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0, 0.5647
RGB percentages22.7%, 0%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(264.2, 100%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.2, 100%, 56.5%)
CMYK59.7%, 100%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,801,232
CSS custom property--colour: #3A0090;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.27:1
Contrast with white13.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#C5FF6F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#569000
Analogous#000E90, #820090
Triadic#903A00, #00903A
Split complementary#908200, #0E9000
Tetradic#90000E, #569000, #009082
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R58
G0
B144
Red58 (22.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue264.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 00 · B 90
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