Colour

#3C009F

#3C009F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#3C009F is a violet with RGB values 60, 0, 159 and HSL 263°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#3C009F#3C009F

HEX#3C009F

RGBrgb(60, 0, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0, 0.6235

RGB percentages23.5%, 0%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(262.6, 100%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 100%, 62.4%)

CMYK62.3%, 100%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,932,319

CSS custom property--colour: #3C009F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.41:1

Contrast with white12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#181818

Inverted#C3FF60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0038A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#00309Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Tritanopia#003E5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 9.8 Navy · ΔE 13.9 Indigo · ΔE 16.9 Blue violet · ΔE 24.6 Medium blue · ΔE 24.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#639F00

Analogous#00149F, #8B009F

Triadic#9F3C00, #009F3C

Split complementary#9F8B00, #149F00

Tetradic#9F0014, #639F00, #009F8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A36CFF

Lighter +30%#8439FF

Lighter +20%#6406FF

Lighter +10%#4F00D2

Darker −10%#29006C

Darker −20%#160039

Darker −30%#020006

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3C009F

Less saturated −25%#41148B

Channel breakdown

R60

B159

Red60 (23.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue262.64°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 00 · B 9F

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