Colour

#3C06A9

#3C06A9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#3C06A9 is a violet with RGB values 60, 6, 169 and HSL 260°, 93%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3C06A9

RGBrgb(60, 6, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.0235, 0.6627

RGB percentages23.5%, 2.4%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(259.9, 93.1%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.9, 96.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK64.5%, 96.4%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,933,865

CSS custom property--colour: #3C06A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.72:1

Contrast with white11.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#C3F956

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003DADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0033A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Tritanopia#004362no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 12.4 Navy · ΔE 17 Indigo · ΔE 20.5 Medium blue · ΔE 21.1 Blue violet · ΔE 22.1 Dark violet · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73A906

Analogous#0622A9, #8D06A9

Triadic#A93C06, #06A93C

Split complementary#A98D06, #22A906

Tetradic#A90622, #73A906, #06A98D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A980FB

Lighter +30%#874FF9

Lighter +20%#661EF7

Lighter +10%#4D08DA

Darker −10%#2B0478

Darker −20%#190346

Darker −30%#080115

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3A00AF

Less saturated −25%#431C93

Channel breakdown

R60

B169

Red60 (23.5%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue259.88°

Saturation (HSL)93.14%

Lightness34.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 06 · B A9

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