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Recognised as Colour

#3E004C

  • #3E004C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#3E004C is a violet with RGB values 62, 0, 76 and HSL 289°, 100%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#3E004C#3E004C
HEX#3E004C
RGBrgb(62, 0, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0, 0.298
RGB percentages24.3%, 0%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(288.9, 100%, 14.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 100%, 29.8%)
CMYK18.4%, 100%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,063,308
CSS custom property--colour: #3E004C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.04:1
Contrast with white16.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#C1FFB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001E4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#04234Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3E1429no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 20.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.6Purple · ΔE 27.3Indigo · ΔE 27.8Dark magenta · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 20.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0E4C00
Analogous#18004C, #4C0034
Triadic#4C3E00, #004C3E
Split complementary#344C00, #004C18
Tetradic#4C1800, #0E4C00, #00344C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D519FF
Lighter +30%#BB00E5
Lighter +20%#9100B2
Lighter +10%#68007F
Darker −10%#140019
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3E004C
Less saturated −25%#380A42

Channel breakdown

R62
G0
B76
Red62 (24.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue288.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness14.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 00 · B 4C

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