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Colour

#3A01AE

  • #3A01AE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#3A01AE is a violet with RGB values 58, 1, 174 and HSL 260°, 99%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#3A01AE#3A01AE
HEX#3A01AE
RGBrgb(58, 1, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.0039, 0.6824
RGB percentages22.7%, 0.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(259.8, 98.9%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 99.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK66.7%, 99.4%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,801,518
CSS custom property--colour: #3A01AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.7:1
Contrast with white11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#C5FE51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003DB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0032ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#004565no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15Medium blue · ΔE 17.5Navy · ΔE 19.9Blue violet · ΔE 20.8Dark violet · ΔE 23Indigo · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75AE01
Analogous#011EAE, #9101AE
Triadic#AE3A01, #01AE3A
Split complementary#AE9101, #1FAE01
Tetradic#AE011E, #75AE01, #01AE91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A77DFE
Lighter +30%#854AFE
Lighter +20%#6317FE
Lighter +10%#4B01E1
Darker −10%#29017B
Darker −20%#180049
Darker −30%#070016
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3A00AF
Less saturated −25%#411798

Channel breakdown

R58
G1
B174
Red58 (22.7%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue259.77°
Saturation (HSL)98.86%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 01 · B AE

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