Colour

#3B0064

#3B0064
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#3B0064 is a violet with RGB values 59, 0, 100 and HSL 275°, 100%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3B0064

RGBrgb(59, 0, 100)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0, 0.3922

RGB percentages23.1%, 0%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(275.4, 100%, 19.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.4, 100%, 39.2%)

CMYK41%, 100%, 0%, 60.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,866,724

CSS custom property--colour: #3B0064;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.33:1

Contrast with white15.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#C4FF9B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002466no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#002562no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Tritanopia#322138no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text15.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13 Indigo · ΔE 14.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.6 Navy · ΔE 21.7 Purple · ΔE 22.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#296400

Analogous#090064, #64005B

Triadic#643B00, #00643B

Split complementary#5B6400, #006409

Tetradic#640900, #296400, #005B64

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AB31FF

Lighter +30%#9500FD

Lighter +20%#7700CA

Lighter +10%#590097

Darker −10%#1D0031

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3B0064

Less saturated −25%#390C58

Channel breakdown

R59

B100

Red59 (23.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue275.4°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness19.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 00 · B 64

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