Recognised as Colour
#3D00A8
- #3D00A8
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3D00A8 is a violet with RGB values 61, 0, 168 and HSL 262°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3D00A8#3D00A8
HEX#3D00A8
RGBrgb(61, 0, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0, 0.6588
RGB percentages23.9%, 0%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(261.8, 100%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 100%, 65.9%)
CMYK63.7%, 100%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,997,864
CSS custom property--colour: #3D00A8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.91:1
Contrast with white11.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#C2FF57
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6BA800
Analogous#0017A8, #9100A8
Triadic#A83D00, #00A83D
Split complementary#A89100, #17A800
Tetradic#A80017, #6BA800, #00A891
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R61
G0
B168
Red61 (23.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue261.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 00 · B A8
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