Colour
#3A009B
- #3A009B
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3A009B is a violet with RGB values 58, 0, 155 and HSL 262°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3A009B#3A009B
HEX#3A009B
RGBrgb(58, 0, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0, 0.6078
RGB percentages22.7%, 0%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(262.5, 100%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 100%, 60.8%)
CMYK62.6%, 100%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,801,243
CSS custom property--colour: #3A009B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.7:1
Contrast with white12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#C5FF64
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#619B00
Analogous#00139B, #88009B
Triadic#9B3A00, #009B3A
Split complementary#9B8700, #149B00
Tetradic#9B0013, #619B00, #009B88
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R58
G0
B155
Red58 (22.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue262.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 00 · B 9B
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