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Recognised as Colour

#3F0265

  • #3F0265
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#3F0265 is a violet with RGB values 63, 2, 101 and HSL 277°, 96%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#3F0265#3F0265
HEX#3F0265
RGBrgb(63, 2, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.0078, 0.3961
RGB percentages24.7%, 0.8%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(277, 96.1%, 20.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277, 98%, 39.6%)
CMYK37.6%, 98%, 0%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,129,381
CSS custom property--colour: #3F0265;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.92:1
Contrast with white14.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#C0FD9A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002667no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#002763no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Tritanopia#382238no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.5Indigo · ΔE 14.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.8Purple · ΔE 22Navy · ΔE 22.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)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#286502
Analogous#0E0265, #650259
Triadic#653F02, #02653F
Split complementary#5A6502, #02650D
Tetradic#650D02, #286502, #025965

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B038FB
Lighter +30%#9C06FA
Lighter +20%#7D04C9
Lighter +10%#5E0397
Darker −10%#200133
Darker −20%#010001
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3F0067
Less saturated −25%#3C0F58

Channel breakdown

R63
G2
B101
Red63 (24.7%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue276.97°
Saturation (HSL)96.12%
Lightness20.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 02 · B 65

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