What color is #3A03CA?

#3A03CA is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Busty Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A03CA?

The RGB value is 58, 3, 202: 58 red, 3 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A03CA?

The complementary color is #93CA03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A03CA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A03CA color

#3A03CA rgb(58, 3, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3A03CA is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 1.2% green and 79.2% blue (58, 3, 202).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 97% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 99% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Busty Blue (#3300CC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#3A03CA color codes

HEX	`#3A03CA`
RGB	`rgb(58, 3, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 1.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 97%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 99%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 99%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.37, 66.87, -85.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.37, 108.67, 307.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.435, 5.228, 56.219)`
Decimal	`3802058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A03CA, 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 #3A03CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A03CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #3A03CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a03ca; }
.text { color: #3a03ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a03ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 3 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a03ca, #9e03ca); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3A03CA?: #3A03CA is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Busty Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A03CA?: The RGB value is 58, 3, 202: 58 red, 3 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A03CA?: The complementary color is #93CA03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A03CA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.