Colour
#3F0088
- #3F0088
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#3F0088 is a violet with RGB values 63, 0, 136 and HSL 268°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#3F0088#3F0088
HEX#3F0088
RGBrgb(63, 0, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0, 0.5333
RGB percentages24.7%, 0%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(267.8, 100%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.8, 100%, 53.3%)
CMYK53.7%, 100%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,128,904
CSS custom property--colour: #3F0088;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.4:1
Contrast with white13.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#C0FF77
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#498800
Analogous#000588, #830088
Triadic#883F00, #00883F
Split complementary#888300, #058800
Tetradic#880005, #498800, #008883
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R63
G0
B136
Red63 (24.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue267.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 00 · B 88
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