Recognised as Colour
#3C0098
- #3C0098
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3C0098 is a violet with RGB values 60, 0, 152 and HSL 264°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3C0098#3C0098
HEX#3C0098
RGBrgb(60, 0, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0, 0.5961
RGB percentages23.5%, 0%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(263.7, 100%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.7, 100%, 59.6%)
CMYK60.5%, 100%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,932,312
CSS custom property--colour: #3C0098;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.76:1
Contrast with white12.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#C3FF67
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5C9800
Analogous#001098, #880098
Triadic#983C00, #00983C
Split complementary#988800, #109800
Tetradic#980010, #5C9800, #009888
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R60
G0
B152
Red60 (23.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue263.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 00 · B 98
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