What color is #37015F?

#37015F is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Cotinga Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37015F?

The RGB value is 55, 1, 95: 55 red, 1 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37015F?

The complementary color is #295F01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37015F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37015F color

#37015F rgb(55, 1, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #37015F is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 0.4% green and 37.3% blue (55, 1, 95).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 98% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 99% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Cotinga Purple (#340059), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

#37015F color codes

HEX	`#37015F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 1, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 0.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 98%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 99%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 99%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.59, 41.16, -41.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.59, 58.8, 314.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.651, 1.66, 10.952)`
Decimal	`3604831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37015F, 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 #37015F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37015F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #37015F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37015f; }
.text { color: #37015f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37015f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 1 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37015f, #5f0158); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #37015F?: #37015F is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Cotinga Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37015F?: The RGB value is 55, 1, 95: 55 red, 1 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37015F?: The complementary color is #295F01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37015F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.