What color is #3D0074?

#3D0074 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 #3D0074?

The RGB value is 61, 0, 116: 61 red, 0 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D0074?

The complementary color is #377400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D0074?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D0074 color

#3D0074 rgb(61, 0, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3D0074 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 0% green and 45.5% blue (61, 0, 116).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% 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 14.48:1).

#3D0074 color codes

HEX	`#3D0074`
RGB	`rgb(61, 0, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 0%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 100%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.76, 47.07, -50.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.76, 69.07, 312.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.076, 2.253, 16.687)`
Decimal	`3997812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D0074, 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 #3D0074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D0074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #3D0074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d0074; }
.text { color: #3d0074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d0074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 0 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d0074, #740071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #3D0074?: #3D0074 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 #3D0074?: The RGB value is 61, 0, 116: 61 red, 0 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D0074?: The complementary color is #377400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D0074?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.