Colour
#3B0078
- #3B0078
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#3B0078 is a violet with RGB values 59, 0, 120 and HSL 270°, 100%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#3B0078#3B0078
HEX#3B0078
RGBrgb(59, 0, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0, 0.4706
RGB percentages23.1%, 0%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(269.5, 100%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.5, 100%, 47.1%)
CMYK50.8%, 100%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,866,744
CSS custom property--colour: #3B0078;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.41:1
Contrast with white14.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#C4FF87
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3D7800
Analogous#000178, #770078
Triadic#783B00, #00783B
Split complementary#787700, #017800
Tetradic#780001, #3D7800, #007877
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G0
B120
Red59 (23.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue269.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 00 · B 78
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