#3700a7

Color #3700a7

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 12.25 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#3700a7

RGB

rgb(55, 0, 167)

HSL

hsl(259.8, 100%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.8, 100%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.1%, 100%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(22.31, 58.9, -73.26)

LCH

lch(22.31, 94, 308.8)

OKLCH

oklch(35.8%, 0.2151, 281.04)

HWB

hwb(259.8, 0%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#70a700

Analogous

#001ca7

#3700a7

#8a00a7

Triadic

#3700a7

#a73700

#00a737

Split-complementary

#3700a7

#a78a00

#1ca700

Tetradic

#3700a7

#a70070

#70a700

#00a737

Square

#3700a7

#a7001c

#70a700

#00a78a

Shades

Color #3700a7 mixed toward black.

#2e008b

#25006f

#1c0053

#120038

#09001c

Tints

Color #3700a7 mixed toward white.

#4a00e0

#661aff

#8c53ff

#b28dff

#d9c6ff

Tones

Color #3700a7 mixed toward gray.

#3c0e99

#401c8b

#452a7d

#4a386f

#4f4561

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.72:1

White text reads better on this background (12.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#282893 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#2b2d8e · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#36817c · ΔE 41.8

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 30.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #3700a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3700a7]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#3700a7 (#3700a7) is rgb(55, 0, 167) in RGB.

No, #3700a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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