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Recognised as Colour

#3B0D4D

  • #3B0D4D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#3B0D4D is a violet with RGB values 59, 13, 77 and HSL 283°, 71%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#3B0D4D#3B0D4D
HEX#3B0D4D
RGBrgb(59, 13, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.051, 0.302
RGB percentages23.1%, 5.1%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(283.1, 71.1%, 17.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 83.1%, 30.2%)
CMYK23.4%, 83.1%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,870,029
CSS custom property--colour: #3B0D4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.55:1
Contrast with white15.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#C4F2B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00214Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#09254Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#391B2Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 20.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 28Purple · ΔE 31.2Indigo · ΔE 31.4Dark magenta · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 20.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1F4D0D
Analogous#1B0D4D, #4D0D3F
Triadic#4D3B0D, #0D4D3B
Split complementary#3F4D0D, #0D4D1B
Tetradic#4D1B0D, #1F4D0D, #0D3F4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B546E0
Lighter +30%#9F23D0
Lighter +20%#7E1CA4
Lighter +10%#5C1479
Darker −10%#1A0621
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#400258
Less saturated −25%#361842

Channel breakdown

R59
G13
B77
Red59 (23.1%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue283.13°
Saturation (HSL)71.11%
Lightness17.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 0D · B 4D

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