Recognised as Colour

#3A009A

#3A009A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#3A009A is a violet with RGB values 58, 0, 154 and HSL 263°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3A009A

RGBrgb(58, 0, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0, 0.6039

RGB percentages22.7%, 0%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(262.6, 100%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 100%, 60.4%)

CMYK62.3%, 100%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,801,242

CSS custom property--colour: #3A009A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.75:1

Contrast with white12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#171717

Inverted#C5FF65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00369Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#002E98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Tritanopia#003B58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 8.4 Navy · ΔE 11.9 Indigo · ΔE 14.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.4 Blue violet · ΔE 26.4 Medium blue · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 8.35, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#609A00

Analogous#00139A, #87009A

Triadic#9A3A00, #009A3A

Split complementary#9A8700, #139A00

Tetradic#9A0013, #609A00, #009A87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A067FF

Lighter +30%#8034FF

Lighter +20%#6101FF

Lighter +10%#4D00CD

Darker −10%#270067

Darker −20%#140034

Darker −30%#000001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3A009A

Less saturated −25%#3F1387

Channel breakdown

R58

B154

Red58 (22.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue262.6°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3A · G 00 · B 9A

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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