Colour

#3B0050

#3B0050
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#3B0050 is a violet with RGB values 59, 0, 80 and HSL 284°, 100%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3B0050

RGBrgb(59, 0, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0, 0.3137

RGB percentages23.1%, 0%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(284.3, 100%, 15.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.3, 100%, 31.4%)

CMYK26.2%, 100%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,866,704

CSS custom property--colour: #3B0050;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.13:1

Contrast with white16.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#121212

Inverted#C4FFAF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001E52no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#00224Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Tritanopia#39172Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 18 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.9 Indigo · ΔE 25.1 Purple · ΔE 26.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 18.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#155000

Analogous#130050, #50003D

Triadic#503B00, #00503B

Split complementary#3D5000, #005013

Tetradic#501300, #155000, #003D50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C41DFF

Lighter +30%#AC00E9

Lighter +20%#8600B6

Lighter +10%#610083

Darker −10%#15001D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3B0050

Less saturated −25%#360A46

Channel breakdown

R59

B80

Red59 (23.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue284.25°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness15.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 00 · B 50

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