What color is #37115C?

#37115C is a dark, moderate violet known as Wicked Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wicked Purple?

The RGB value is 55, 17, 92: 55 red, 17 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wicked Purple?

The complementary color is #365C11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37115C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wicked Purple color: hex code #37115C

#37115C rgb(55, 17, 92)

Shades of purple

Wicked Purple has the hex code #37115C. It is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 6.7% green and 36.1% blue (55, 17, 92).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 69% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 82% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

Wicked Purple (#37115C) color codes

HEX	`#37115C`
RGB	`rgb(55, 17, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 6.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 69%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 82%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 82%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.41, 34.17, -37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.41, 50.36, 312.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.707, 1.986, 10.311)`
Decimal	`3608924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wicked Purple, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #37115C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37115C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #37115C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37115c; }
.text { color: #37115c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37115c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 17 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37115c, #5c115b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

See #37115C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #37115C?: #37115C is a dark, moderate violet known as Wicked Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wicked Purple?: The RGB value is 55, 17, 92: 55 red, 17 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wicked Purple?: The complementary color is #365C11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37115C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.