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Colour

#3B1860

  • #3B1860
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#3B1860 is a violet with RGB values 59, 24, 96 and HSL 269°, 60%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#3B1860#3B1860
HEX#3B1860
RGBrgb(59, 24, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.0941, 0.3765
RGB percentages23.1%, 9.4%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(269.2, 60%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 75%, 37.6%)
CMYK38.5%, 75%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,872,864
CSS custom property--colour: #3B1860;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.14:1
Contrast with white14.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#C4E79F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002B62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#002B5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#33293Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.5Indigo · ΔE 25.9Purple · ΔE 29Navy · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D6018
Analogous#181960, #5F1860
Triadic#603B18, #18603B
Split complementary#605F18, #196018
Tetradic#601819, #3D6018, #18605F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A06ADA
Lighter +30%#8741D0
Lighter +20%#6D2CB2
Lighter +10%#542289
Darker −10%#220E37
Darker −20%#09040E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3B096F
Less saturated −25%#3B2751

Channel breakdown

R59
G24
B96
Red59 (23.1%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue269.17°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 18 · B 60

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