Recognised as Colour

#3D009E

#3D009E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#3D009E is a violet with RGB values 61, 0, 158 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

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HEX#3D009E

RGBrgb(61, 0, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0, 0.6196

RGB percentages23.9%, 0%, 62%

HSLhsl(263.2, 100%, 31%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.2, 100%, 62%)

CMYK61.4%, 100%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,997,854

CSS custom property--colour: #3D009E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03461WCAG 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#C2FF61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0038A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#00309Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Tritanopia#003D5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.2 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 9.7 Navy · ΔE 13.6 Indigo · ΔE 16.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.6 Blue violet · ΔE 24.8 Medium blue · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 9.67, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#619E00

Analogous#00129E, #8C009E

Triadic#9E3D00, #009E3D

Split complementary#9E8C00, #129E00

Tetradic#9E0012, #619E00, #009E8C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A46BFF

Lighter +30%#8538FF

Lighter +20%#6605FF

Lighter +10%#5100D1

Darker −10%#29006B

Darker −20%#160038

Darker −30%#020005

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3D009E

Less saturated −25%#42148A

Channel breakdown

R61

B158

Red61 (23.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue263.16°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3D · G 00 · B 9E

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