#3b00a2

Color #3b00a2

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 10.64 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#3b00a2

RGB

rgb(59, 0, 162)

HSL

hsl(261.9, 100%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.9, 100%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.6%, 100%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(22.08, 57.89, -70.59)

LCH

lch(22.08, 91.29, 309.35)

OKLCH

oklch(35.6%, 0.2095, 283.92)

HWB

hwb(261.9, 0%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#67a200

Analogous

#0016a2

#3b00a2

#8c00a2

Triadic

#3b00a2

#a23b00

#00a23b

Split-complementary

#3b00a2

#a28c00

#16a200

Tetradic

#3b00a2

#a20067

#67a200

#00a23b

Square

#3b00a2

#a20016

#67a200

#00a28c

Shades

Color #3b00a2 mixed toward black.

#310087

#27006c

#1e0051

#140036

#0a001b

Tints

Color #3b00a2 mixed toward white.

#5000dc

#6c17ff

#9151ff

#b58bff

#dac5ff

Tones

Color #3b00a2 mixed toward gray.

#3f0e95

#421b87

#46297a

#4a366c

#4d445f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.71:1

White text reads better on this background (12.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2c2b8f · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#2e318a · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#397d79 · ΔE 40.2

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 29.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #3b00a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b00a2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#3b00a2 (#3b00a2) is rgb(59, 0, 162) in RGB.

No, #3b00a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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