Recognised as Colour

#3B0CAA

#3B0CAA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#3B0CAA is a violet with RGB values 59, 12, 170 and HSL 258°, 87%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#3B0CAA#3B0CAA

HEX#3B0CAA

RGBrgb(59, 12, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.0471, 0.6667

RGB percentages23.1%, 4.7%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(257.8, 86.8%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.8, 92.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK65.3%, 92.9%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,869,866

CSS custom property--colour: #3B0CAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.54:1

Contrast with white11.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#C4F355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003EAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0034A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Tritanopia#004563no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 12 Navy · ΔE 16.5 Indigo · ΔE 20.1 Medium blue · ΔE 21.7 Blue violet · ΔE 22.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7BAA0C

Analogous#0C2CAA, #8A0CAA

Triadic#AA3B0C, #0CAA3B

Split complementary#AA8A0C, #2CAA0C

Tetradic#AA0C2C, #7BAA0C, #0CAA8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AB8BF7

Lighter +30%#895CF3

Lighter +20%#662CF0

Lighter +10%#4C0FDA

Darker −10%#2A097A

Darker −20%#1A054B

Darker −30%#09021B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3600B6

Less saturated −25%#442393

Channel breakdown

R59

G12

B170

Red59 (23.1%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue257.85°

Saturation (HSL)86.81%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 0C · B AA

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