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Recognised as Colour

#3A0D5D

  • #3A0D5D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#3A0D5D is a violet with RGB values 58, 13, 93 and HSL 274°, 75%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#3A0D5D#3A0D5D
HEX#3A0D5D
RGBrgb(58, 13, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.051, 0.3647
RGB percentages22.7%, 5.1%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(273.8, 75.5%, 20.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 86%, 36.5%)
CMYK37.6%, 86%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,804,509
CSS custom property--colour: #3A0D5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.05:1
Contrast with white15.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#C5F2A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00255Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#00265Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#332336no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 12.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.8Indigo · ΔE 22.2Purple · ΔE 26.5Navy · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#305D0D
Analogous#120D5D, #5D0D58
Triadic#5D3A0D, #0D5D3A
Split complementary#585D0D, #0D5D12
Tetradic#5D120D, #305D0D, #0D585D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A450E6
Lighter +30%#8D23E0
Lighter +20%#721AB6
Lighter +10%#56138A
Darker −10%#1E0730
Darker −20%#020004
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3C006A
Less saturated −25%#381A50

Channel breakdown

R58
G13
B93
Red58 (22.7%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue273.75°
Saturation (HSL)75.47%
Lightness20.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 0D · B 5D

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