Recognised as Colour

#3D00EA

#3D00EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#3D00EA is a violet with RGB values 61, 0, 234 and HSL 256°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3D00EA#3D00EA

HEX#3D00EA

RGBrgb(61, 0, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0, 0.9176

RGB percentages23.9%, 0%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(255.6, 100%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.6, 100%, 91.8%)

CMYK73.9%, 100%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,997,930

CSS custom property--colour: #3D00EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.8:1

Contrast with white8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#C2FF15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0053EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0041E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006089no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 107.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 11.6 Medium blue · ΔE 11.7 Blue violet · ΔE 25.2 Dark violet · ΔE 27.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 40 Dark blue · ΔE 41.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADEA00

Analogous#0038EA, #B200EA

Triadic#EA3D00, #00EA3D

Split complementary#EAB200, #38EA00

Tetradic#EA0038, #ADEA00, #00EAB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAB7FF

Lighter +30%#A484FF

Lighter +20%#7E51FF

Lighter +10%#591EFF

Darker −10%#3000B7

Darker −20%#220084

Darker −30%#150051

Darker −40%#08001E

More saturated +25%#3D00EA

Less saturated −25%#4B1DCD

Channel breakdown

R61

B234

Red61 (23.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue255.64°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3D · G 00 · B EA

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