Colour
#3A0098
- #3A0098
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3A0098 is a violet with RGB values 58, 0, 152 and HSL 263°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3A0098#3A0098
HEX#3A0098
RGBrgb(58, 0, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0, 0.5961
RGB percentages22.7%, 0%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(262.9, 100%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.9, 100%, 59.6%)
CMYK61.8%, 100%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,801,240
CSS custom property--colour: #3A0098;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.86:1
Contrast with white12.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#C5FF67
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5E9800
Analogous#001298, #860098
Triadic#983A00, #00983A
Split complementary#988600, #129800
Tetradic#980012, #5E9800, #009886
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R58
G0
B152
Red58 (22.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue262.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 00 · B 98
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