Colour

#3E005F

#3E005F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#3E005F is a violet with RGB values 62, 0, 95 and HSL 279°, 100%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E005F

RGBrgb(62, 0, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0, 0.3725

RGB percentages24.3%, 0%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(279.2, 100%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.2, 100%, 37.3%)

CMYK34.7%, 100%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,063,327

CSS custom property--colour: #3E005F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.33:1

Contrast with white15.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#C1FFA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002361no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#00255Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Tritanopia#381E35no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text15.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 14.3 Indigo · ΔE 17.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.5 Purple · ΔE 22.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.1 Navy · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#215F00

Analogous#0E005F, #5F0051

Triadic#5F3E00, #005F3E

Split complementary#505F00, #005F0F

Tetradic#5F0F00, #215F00, #00515F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B62CFF

Lighter +30%#A200F8

Lighter +20%#8100C5

Lighter +10%#5F0092

Darker −10%#1D002C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3E005F

Less saturated −25%#3A0C53

Channel breakdown

R62

B95

Red62 (24.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue279.16°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness18.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 00 · B 5F

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