Recognised as Colour
#3B008B
- #3B008B
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#3B008B is a violet with RGB values 59, 0, 139 and HSL 265°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#3B008B#3B008B
HEX#3B008B
RGBrgb(59, 0, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0, 0.5451
RGB percentages23.1%, 0%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(265.5, 100%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.5, 100%, 54.5%)
CMYK57.6%, 100%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,866,763
CSS custom property--colour: #3B008B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.47:1
Contrast with white13.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#C4FF74
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#508B00
Analogous#000A8B, #81008B
Triadic#8B3B00, #008B3B
Split complementary#8B8000, #0B8B00
Tetradic#8B000A, #508B00, #008B81
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G0
B139
Red59 (23.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue265.47°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 00 · B 8B
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