What color is #370079?

#370079 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 #370079?

The RGB value is 55, 0, 121: 55 red, 0 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #370079?

The complementary color is #427900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #370079?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#370079 color

#370079 rgb(55, 0, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #370079 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 0% green and 47.5% blue (55, 0, 121).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Federation (#330077), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#370079 color codes

HEX	`#370079`
RGB	`rgb(55, 0, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 0%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 100%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.47, 47.73, -54.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.47, 72.28, 311.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.026, 2.193, 18.244)`
Decimal	`3604601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #370079, 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 #370079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#370079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #370079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #370079; }
.text { color: #370079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #370079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 0 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #370079, #730079); }

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Questions

What color is #370079?: #370079 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 #370079?: The RGB value is 55, 0, 121: 55 red, 0 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #370079?: The complementary color is #427900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #370079?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.