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Recognised as Colour

#3A0D5A

  • #3A0D5A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#3A0D5A is a violet with RGB values 58, 13, 90 and HSL 275°, 75%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#3A0D5A#3A0D5A
HEX#3A0D5A
RGBrgb(58, 13, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.051, 0.3529
RGB percentages22.7%, 5.1%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(275.1, 74.8%, 20.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.1, 85.6%, 35.3%)
CMYK35.6%, 85.6%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,804,506
CSS custom property--colour: #3A0D5A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.16:1
Contrast with white15.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#C5F2A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00255Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#002658no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#342134no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 14.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 22Indigo · ΔE 23.9Purple · ΔE 27.3Navy · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D5A0D
Analogous#130D5A, #5A0D54
Triadic#5A3A0D, #0D5A3A
Split complementary#545A0D, #0D5A14
Tetradic#5A140D, #2D5A0D, #0D535A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A64EE5
Lighter +30%#9021DF
Lighter +20%#731AB3
Lighter +10%#571387
Darker −10%#1D072D
Darker −20%#010001
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3C0067
Less saturated −25%#381A4D

Channel breakdown

R58
G13
B90
Red58 (22.7%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue275.06°
Saturation (HSL)74.76%
Lightness20.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 0D · B 5A

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