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Recognised as Colour

#3D00B0

  • #3D00B0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#3D00B0 is a violet with RGB values 61, 0, 176 and HSL 261°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#3D00B0#3D00B0
HEX#3D00B0
RGBrgb(61, 0, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0, 0.6902
RGB percentages23.9%, 0%, 69%
HSLhsl(260.8, 100%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 100%, 69%)
CMYK65.3%, 100%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,997,872
CSS custom property--colour: #3D00B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.5:1
Contrast with white11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#C2FF4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003EB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0033ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004666no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 16Medium blue · ΔE 16.8Blue violet · ΔE 20Navy · ΔE 20.9Dark violet · ΔE 22.2Indigo · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73B000
Analogous#001BB0, #9500B0
Triadic#B03D00, #00B03D
Split complementary#B09500, #1BB000
Tetradic#B0001B, #73B000, #00B095

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AA7DFF
Lighter +30%#894AFF
Lighter +20%#6717FF
Lighter +10%#4F00E3
Darker −10%#2B007D
Darker −20%#1A004A
Darker −30%#080017
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3D00B0
Less saturated −25%#44169A

Channel breakdown

R61
G0
B176
Red61 (23.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue260.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 00 · B B0

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