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Recognised as Colour

#3E10AF

  • #3E10AF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#3E10AF is a violet with RGB values 62, 16, 175 and HSL 257°, 83%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#3E10AF#3E10AF
HEX#3E10AF
RGBrgb(62, 16, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.0627, 0.6863
RGB percentages24.3%, 6.3%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(257.4, 83.2%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.4, 90.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK64.6%, 90.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,067,503
CSS custom property--colour: #3E10AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.06:1
Contrast with white11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#C1EF50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0041B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0036ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#004866no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 13.5Navy · ΔE 18Medium blue · ΔE 20.6Blue violet · ΔE 21Indigo · ΔE 21.3Dark orchid · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81AF10
Analogous#1032AF, #8E10AF
Triadic#AF3E10, #10AF3E
Split complementary#AF8E10, #31AF10
Tetradic#AF1031, #81AF10, #10AF8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B196F5
Lighter +30%#8F67F1
Lighter +20%#6C38ED
Lighter +10%#4F14DE
Darker −10%#2D0C80
Darker −20%#1D0752
Darker −30%#0C0323
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3700BF
Less saturated −25%#482897

Channel breakdown

R62
G16
B175
Red62 (24.3%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue257.36°
Saturation (HSL)83.25%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 10 · B AF

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