What color is #370074?

#370074 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Galactic Federation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #370074?

The RGB value is 55, 0, 116: 55 red, 0 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #370074?

The complementary color is #3D7400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #370074?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#370074 color

#370074 rgb(55, 0, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #370074 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 0% green and 45.5% blue (55, 0, 116).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Federation (#330077), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#370074 color codes

HEX	`#370074`
RGB	`rgb(55, 0, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 0%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 100%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.87, 46.52, -52.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.87, 69.81, 311.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.727, 2.073, 16.671)`
Decimal	`3604596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #370074, 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 #370074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#370074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #370074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #370074; }
.text { color: #370074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #370074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 0 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #370074, #710074); }

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Questions

What color is #370074?: #370074 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Galactic Federation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #370074?: The RGB value is 55, 0, 116: 55 red, 0 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #370074?: The complementary color is #3D7400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #370074?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.