What color is #3B0E87?

#3B0E87 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Indiglow. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B0E87?

The RGB value is 59, 14, 135: 59 red, 14 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B0E87?

The complementary color is #5A870E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B0E87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B0E87 color

#3B0E87 rgb(59, 14, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3B0E87 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 5.5% green and 52.9% blue (59, 14, 135).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 81% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Indiglow (#301885), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#3B0E87 color codes

HEX	`#3B0E87`
RGB	`rgb(59, 14, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 5.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 81%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 90%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 90%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.02, 47.46, -57.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.02, 74.4, 309.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.333, 2.993, 23.161)`
Decimal	`3870343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B0E87, 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 #3B0E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B0E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #3B0E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b0e87; }
.text { color: #3b0e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b0e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 14 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b0e87, #780e87); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3B0E87?: #3B0E87 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Indiglow. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B0E87?: The RGB value is 59, 14, 135: 59 red, 14 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B0E87?: The complementary color is #5A870E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B0E87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.