Recognised as Colour
#3B0190
- #3B0190
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3B0190 is a violet with RGB values 59, 1, 144 and HSL 264°, 99%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3B0190#3B0190
HEX#3B0190
RGBrgb(59, 1, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.0039, 0.5647
RGB percentages23.1%, 0.4%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(264.3, 98.6%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.3, 99.3%, 56.5%)
CMYK59%, 99.3%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,867,024
CSS custom property--colour: #3B0190;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.18:1
Contrast with white13.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#C4FE6F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#569001
Analogous#010E90, #830190
Triadic#903B01, #01903B
Split complementary#908301, #0E9001
Tetradic#90010E, #569001, #019083
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G1
B144
Red59 (23.1%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue264.34°
Saturation (HSL)98.62%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 01 · B 90
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