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Colour

#3C0072

  • #3C0072
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#3C0072 is a violet with RGB values 60, 0, 114 and HSL 272°, 100%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.

Colour values

#3C0072#3C0072
HEX#3C0072
RGBrgb(60, 0, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0, 0.4471
RGB percentages23.5%, 0%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(271.6, 100%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.6, 100%, 44.7%)
CMYK47.4%, 100%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,932,274
CSS custom property--colour: #3C0072;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.63:1
Contrast with white14.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#C3FF8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002975no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#002770no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2D2840no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 7.4Midnight blue · ΔE 14.8Navy · ΔE 15.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.1Dark blue · ΔE 19.3Purple · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 7.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#367200
Analogous#030072, #72006F
Triadic#723C00, #00723C
Split complementary#6F7200, #007203
Tetradic#720300, #367200, #006F72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A43FFF
Lighter +30%#8C0CFF
Lighter +20%#7200D8
Lighter +10%#5700A5
Darker −10%#21003F
Darker −20%#06000C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3C0072
Less saturated −25%#3B0E64

Channel breakdown

R60
G0
B114
Red60 (23.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue271.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 00 · B 72

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