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Recognised as Colour

#3A02C1

  • #3A02C1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3A02C1 is a violet with RGB values 58, 2, 193 and HSL 258°, 98%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3A02C1#3A02C1
HEX#3A02C1
RGBrgb(58, 2, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.0078, 0.7569
RGB percentages22.7%, 0.8%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(257.6, 97.9%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 99%, 75.7%)
CMYK69.9%, 99%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,801,793
CSS custom property--colour: #3A02C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.72:1
Contrast with white10.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#C5FD3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Deuteranopia#0036BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#004E70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.4Blue violet · ΔE 18.5Dark violet · ΔE 21.4Dark blue · ΔE 23Navy · ΔE 28.1Dark orchid · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89C102
Analogous#0229C1, #9A02C1
Triadic#C13A02, #02C13A
Split complementary#C19902, #2AC102
Tetradic#C10229, #89C102, #02C19A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B191FE
Lighter +30%#8D5FFD
Lighter +20%#692CFD
Lighter +10%#4903F3
Darker −10%#2B018F
Darker −20%#1C015C
Darker −30%#0C002A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3900C3
Less saturated −25%#441AA9

Channel breakdown

R58
G2
B193
Red58 (22.7%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue257.59°
Saturation (HSL)97.95%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 02 · B C1

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