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Colour

#3B1485

  • #3B1485
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#3B1485 is a violet with RGB values 59, 20, 133 and HSL 261°, 74%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#3B1485#3B1485
HEX#3B1485
RGBrgb(59, 20, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.0784, 0.5216
RGB percentages23.1%, 7.8%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(260.7, 73.9%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 85%, 52.2%)
CMYK55.6%, 85%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,871,877
CSS custom property--colour: #3B1485;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.93:1
Contrast with white12.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#C4EB7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003488no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#002F83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#1D374Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 7.2Navy · ΔE 12.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.9Midnight blue · ΔE 14.9Dark blue · ΔE 15.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 7.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E8514
Analogous#142585, #741485
Triadic#853B14, #14853B
Split complementary#857414, #258514
Tetradic#851425, #5E8514, #148574

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A17AEB
Lighter +30%#824EE4
Lighter +20%#6221DE
Lighter +10%#4F1BB1
Darker −10%#270D59
Darker −20%#14072C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#350198
Less saturated −25%#412772

Channel breakdown

R59
G20
B133
Red59 (23.1%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue260.71°
Saturation (HSL)73.86%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 14 · B 85

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