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Recognised as Colour

#3A0B48

  • #3A0B48
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#3A0B48 is a violet with RGB values 58, 11, 72 and HSL 286°, 73%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#3A0B48#3A0B48
HEX#3A0B48
RGBrgb(58, 11, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.0431, 0.2824
RGB percentages22.7%, 4.3%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(286.2, 73.5%, 16.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 84.7%, 28.2%)
CMYK19.4%, 84.7%, 0%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,803,976
CSS custom property--colour: #3A0B48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.89:1
Contrast with white15.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#C5F4B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001F4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0C2347no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#391829no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 22.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.1Purple · ΔE 32.7Indigo · ΔE 33.5Dark magenta · ΔE 37.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 22.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#19480B
Analogous#1C0B48, #480B37
Triadic#483A0B, #0B483A
Split complementary#37480B, #0B481C
Tetradic#481C0B, #19480B, #0B3748

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BC3EE1
Lighter +30%#A51FCD
Lighter +20%#8119A0
Lighter +10%#5E1274
Darker −10%#16041C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#400152
Less saturated −25%#34153E

Channel breakdown

R58
G11
B72
Red58 (22.7%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue286.23°
Saturation (HSL)73.49%
Lightness16.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 0B · B 48

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