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Colour

#3F0089

  • #3F0089
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indigo

#3F0089 is a violet with RGB values 63, 0, 137 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

#3F0089#3F0089
HEX#3F0089
RGBrgb(63, 0, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0, 0.5373
RGB percentages24.7%, 0%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(267.6, 100%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.6, 100%, 53.7%)
CMYK54%, 100%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,128,905
CSS custom property--colour: #3F0089;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.35:1
Contrast with white13.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#C0FF76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00318Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#002D87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#24334Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indigo · ΔE 6.2Navy · ΔE 9.6Dark blue · ΔE 10.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4Midnight blue · ΔE 23Purple · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourIndigo (#4B0082)ΔE 6.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A8900
Analogous#000589, #840089
Triadic#893F00, #00893F
Split complementary#898400, #058900
Tetradic#890005, #4A8900, #008984

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A456FF
Lighter +30%#8823FF
Lighter +20%#6E00EF
Lighter +10%#5600BC
Darker −10%#280056
Darker −20%#100023
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3F0089
Less saturated −25%#401178

Channel breakdown

R63
G0
B137
Red63 (24.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue267.59°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 00 · B 89

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