Colour

#3B00A5

#3B00A5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#3B00A5 is a violet with RGB values 59, 0, 165 and HSL 261°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3B00A5

RGBrgb(59, 0, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0, 0.6471

RGB percentages23.1%, 0%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(261.5, 100%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 100%, 64.7%)

CMYK64.2%, 100%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,866,789

CSS custom property--colour: #3B00A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.14:1

Contrast with white12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#181818

Inverted#C4FF5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003AA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0030A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original

Tritanopia#00415Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 11.7 Navy · ΔE 16.2 Indigo · ΔE 19.8 Medium blue · ΔE 21.6 Blue violet · ΔE 22.9 Dark violet · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6AA500

Analogous#0017A5, #8E00A5

Triadic#A53B00, #00A53B

Split complementary#A58D00, #18A500

Tetradic#A50017, #6AA500, #00A58E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A472FF

Lighter +30%#843FFF

Lighter +20%#630CFF

Lighter +10%#4D00D8

Darker −10%#290072

Darker −20%#17003F

Darker −30%#04000C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3B00A5

Less saturated −25%#411590

Channel breakdown

R59

B165

Red59 (23.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue261.45°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 00 · B A5

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