What color is #3C0080?

#3C0080 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 #3C0080?

The RGB value is 60, 0, 128: 60 red, 0 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C0080?

The complementary color is #448000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C0080?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C0080 color

#3C0080 rgb(60, 0, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3C0080 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 0% green and 50.2% blue (60, 0, 128).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Federation (#330077), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#3C0080 color codes

HEX	`#3C0080`
RGB	`rgb(60, 0, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 0%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 100%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 100%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18, 49.81, -56.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18, 75.09, 311.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.759, 2.519, 20.601)`
Decimal	`3932288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C0080, 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 #3C0080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C0080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #3C0080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c0080; }
.text { color: #3c0080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c0080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 0 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c0080, #7c0080); }

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Questions

What color is #3C0080?: #3C0080 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 #3C0080?: The RGB value is 60, 0, 128: 60 red, 0 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C0080?: The complementary color is #448000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C0080?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.