Recognised as Colour
#3C0185
- #3C0185
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#3C0185 is a violet with RGB values 60, 1, 133 and HSL 267°, 99%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#3C0185#3C0185
HEX#3C0185
RGBrgb(60, 1, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.0039, 0.5216
RGB percentages23.5%, 0.4%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(266.8, 98.5%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.8, 99.2%, 52.2%)
CMYK54.9%, 99.2%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,932,549
CSS custom property--colour: #3C0185;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.68:1
Contrast with white13.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#C3FE7A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4A8501
Analogous#010885, #7E0185
Triadic#853C01, #01853C
Split complementary#857E01, #088501
Tetradic#850108, #4A8501, #01857E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R60
G1
B133
Red60 (23.5%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue266.82°
Saturation (HSL)98.51%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 01 · B 85
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