Colour

#3F1A70

#3F1A70
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#3F1A70 is a violet with RGB values 63, 26, 112 and HSL 266°, 62%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#3F1A70#3F1A70

HEX#3F1A70

RGBrgb(63, 26, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.102, 0.4392

RGB percentages24.7%, 10.2%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(265.8, 62.3%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.8, 76.8%, 43.9%)

CMYK43.7%, 76.8%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,135,536

CSS custom property--colour: #3F1A70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.18:1

Contrast with white13.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#C0E58F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003072no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#002F6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Tritanopia#333043no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15 Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.3 Indigo · ΔE 18.3 Purple · ΔE 25.1 Navy · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.39, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B701A

Analogous#1A2070, #6A1A70

Triadic#703F1A, #1A703F

Split complementary#706A1A, #20701A

Tetradic#701A20, #4B701A, #1A706A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A477DF

Lighter +30%#884DD6

Lighter +20%#6E2DC3

Lighter +10%#562499

Darker −10%#281047

Darker −20%#10071D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3D0981

Less saturated −25%#412B5F

Channel breakdown

R63

G26

B112

Red63 (24.7%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue265.81°

Saturation (HSL)62.32%

Lightness27.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 1A · B 70

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