Colour

#3A00D4

#3A00D4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3A00D4 is a violet with RGB values 58, 0, 212 and HSL 256°, 100%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3A00D4

RGBrgb(58, 0, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0, 0.8314

RGB percentages22.7%, 0%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(256.4, 100%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 100%, 83.1%)

CMYK72.6%, 100%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,801,300

CSS custom property--colour: #3A00D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.86:1

Contrast with white9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#C5FF2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004BD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#003BD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Tritanopia#00567Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 4.8 Blue violet · ΔE 20.2 Blue · ΔE 20.9 Dark violet · ΔE 23.1 Dark blue · ΔE 31.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 4.8, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9AD400

Analogous#0030D4, #A400D4

Triadic#D43A00, #00D43A

Split complementary#D4A400, #30D400

Tetradic#D40030, #9AD400, #00D4A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBA1FF

Lighter +30%#966EFF

Lighter +20%#713BFF

Lighter +10%#4C08FF

Darker −10%#2C00A1

Darker −20%#1E006E

Darker −30%#10003B

Darker −40%#020008

More saturated +25%#3A00D4

Less saturated −25%#461BBA

Channel breakdown

R58

B212

Red58 (22.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue256.42°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3A · G 00 · B D4

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