What color is #3C0C90?

#3C0C90 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Space Battle Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C0C90?

The RGB value is 60, 12, 144: 60 red, 12 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C0C90?

The complementary color is #60900C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C0C90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C0C90 color

#3C0C90 rgb(60, 12, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3C0C90 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 4.7% green and 56.5% blue (60, 12, 144).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 85% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 92% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Space Battle Blue (#440099), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#3C0C90 color codes

HEX	`#3C0C90`
RGB	`rgb(60, 12, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 4.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 85%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 92%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 92%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.97, 50.51, -61.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.97, 79.46, 309.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.027, 3.237, 26.635)`
Decimal	`3935376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C0C90, 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 #3C0C90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C0C90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #3C0C90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c0c90; }
.text { color: #3c0c90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c0c90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 12 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c0c90, #7e0c90); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C0C90?: #3C0C90 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Space Battle Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C0C90?: The RGB value is 60, 12, 144: 60 red, 12 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C0C90?: The complementary color is #60900C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C0C90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.