Colour
#3E0798
- #3E0798
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3E0798 is a violet with RGB values 62, 7, 152 and HSL 263°, 91%, 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
#3E0798#3E0798
HEX#3E0798
RGBrgb(62, 7, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.0275, 0.5961
RGB percentages24.3%, 2.7%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(262.8, 91.2%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.8, 95.4%, 59.6%)
CMYK59.2%, 95.4%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,065,176
CSS custom property--colour: #3E0798;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.44:1
Contrast with white12.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#C1F867
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.44:1WCAG 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#619807
Analogous#071998, #860798
Triadic#983E07, #07983E
Split complementary#988607, #189807
Tetradic#980719, #619807, #079886
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G7
B152
Red62 (24.3%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue262.76°
Saturation (HSL)91.19%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 07 · B 98
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