Recognised as Colour

#3E01BA

#3E01BA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3E01BA is a violet with RGB values 62, 1, 186 and HSL 260°, 99%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3E01BA#3E01BA

HEX#3E01BA

RGBrgb(62, 1, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.0039, 0.7294

RGB percentages24.3%, 0.4%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(259.8, 98.9%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 99.5%, 72.9%)

CMYK66.7%, 99.5%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,063,674

CSS custom property--colour: #3E01BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.95:1

Contrast with white10.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#C1FE45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0042BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0036B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Tritanopia#004A6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.7 Blue violet · ΔE 18.4 Dark blue · ΔE 20 Dark violet · ΔE 21 Navy · ΔE 25.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DBA01

Analogous#0121BA, #9A01BA

Triadic#BA3E01, #01BA3E

Split complementary#BA9A01, #21BA01

Tetradic#BA0121, #7DBA01, #01BA9A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AF89FE

Lighter +30%#8D56FE

Lighter +20%#6B23FE

Lighter +10%#4F01ED

Darker −10%#2D0187

Darker −20%#1C0055

Darker −30%#0B0022

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3E00BB

Less saturated −25%#4618A3

Channel breakdown

R62

B186

Red62 (24.3%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue259.78°

Saturation (HSL)98.93%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 01 · B BA

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