Recognised as Colour
#3E009D
- #3E009D
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3E009D is a violet with RGB values 62, 0, 157 and HSL 264°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3E009D#3E009D
HEX#3E009D
RGBrgb(62, 0, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0, 0.6157
RGB percentages24.3%, 0%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(263.7, 100%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.7, 100%, 61.6%)
CMYK60.5%, 100%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,063,389
CSS custom property--colour: #3E009D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.41:1
Contrast with white12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#C1FF62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5F9D00
Analogous#00119D, #8D009D
Triadic#9D3E00, #009D3E
Split complementary#9D8D00, #109D00
Tetradic#9D0010, #5F9D00, #009D8C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G0
B157
Red62 (24.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue263.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 00 · B 9D
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