Recognised as Colour
#3E108F
- #3E108F
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#3E108F is a violet with RGB values 62, 16, 143 and HSL 262°, 80%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#3E108F#3E108F
HEX#3E108F
RGBrgb(62, 16, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.0627, 0.5608
RGB percentages24.3%, 6.3%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(261.7, 79.9%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 88.8%, 56.1%)
CMYK56.6%, 88.8%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,067,471
CSS custom property--colour: #3E108F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.53:1
Contrast with white12.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#C1EF70
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#618F10
Analogous#10218F, #7E108F
Triadic#8F3E10, #108F3E
Split complementary#8F7E10, #218F10
Tetradic#8F1021, #618F10, #108F7E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G16
B143
Red62 (24.3%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue261.73°
Saturation (HSL)79.87%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 10 · B 8F
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