Recognised as Colour
#3B108D
- #3B108D
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#3B108D is a violet with RGB values 59, 16, 141 and HSL 261°, 80%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#3B108D#3B108D
HEX#3B108D
RGBrgb(59, 16, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.0627, 0.5529
RGB percentages23.1%, 6.3%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(260.6, 79.6%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 88.7%, 55.3%)
CMYK58.2%, 88.7%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,870,861
CSS custom property--colour: #3B108D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.77:1
Contrast with white12.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#C4EF72
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#628D10
Analogous#10238D, #7A108D
Triadic#8D3B10, #108D3B
Split complementary#8D7A10, #238D10
Tetradic#8D1023, #628D10, #108D7A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R59
G16
B141
Red59 (23.1%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue260.64°
Saturation (HSL)79.62%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 10 · B 8D
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