Colour

#3F00A6

#3F00A6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#3F00A6 is a violet with RGB values 63, 0, 166 and HSL 263°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3F00A6

RGBrgb(63, 0, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0, 0.651

RGB percentages24.7%, 0%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(262.8, 100%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.8, 100%, 65.1%)

CMYK62%, 100%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,128,934

CSS custom property--colour: #3F00A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.92:1

Contrast with white11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#191919

Inverted#C0FF59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003BAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0032A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Tritanopia#004160no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 12.3 Navy · ΔE 16.7 Indigo · ΔE 19.7 Medium blue · ΔE 21.7 Blue violet · ΔE 22.2 Dark violet · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 12.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#67A600

Analogous#0014A6, #9200A6

Triadic#A63F00, #00A63F

Split complementary#A69200, #14A600

Tetradic#A60014, #67A600, #00A692

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A873FF

Lighter +30%#8840FF

Lighter +20%#690DFF

Lighter +10%#5200D9

Darker −10%#2C0073

Darker −20%#180040

Darker −30%#05000D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3F00A6

Less saturated −25%#441591

Channel breakdown

R63

B166

Red63 (24.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue262.77°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 00 · B A6

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