Recognised as Colour

#3D00A3

#3D00A3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#3D00A3 is a violet with RGB values 61, 0, 163 and HSL 262°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3D00A3

RGBrgb(61, 0, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0, 0.6392

RGB percentages23.9%, 0%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(262.5, 100%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 100%, 63.9%)

CMYK62.6%, 100%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,997,859

CSS custom property--colour: #3D00A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.16:1

Contrast with white12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#191919

Inverted#C2FF5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003AA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0031A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Tritanopia#003F5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 11.1 Navy · ΔE 15.5 Indigo · ΔE 18.6 Medium blue · ΔE 22.9 Blue violet · ΔE 23.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 11.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66A300

Analogous#0015A3, #8E00A3

Triadic#A33D00, #00A33D

Split complementary#A38E00, #15A300

Tetradic#A30015, #66A300, #00A38E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A670FF

Lighter +30%#863DFF

Lighter +20%#660AFF

Lighter +10%#5000D6

Darker −10%#2A0070

Darker −20%#17003D

Darker −30%#04000A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3D00A3

Less saturated −25%#42148F

Channel breakdown

R61

B163

Red61 (23.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue262.45°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3D · G 00 · B A3

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