What color is #3D00B9?

#3D00B9 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Galactic Highway. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D00B9?

The RGB value is 61, 0, 185: 61 red, 0 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D00B9?

The complementary color is #7CB900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D00B9?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D00B9 color

#3D00B9 rgb(61, 0, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3D00B9 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 0% green and 72.5% blue (61, 0, 185).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 100% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Highway (#3311BB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#3D00B9 color codes

HEX	`#3D00B9`
RGB	`rgb(61, 0, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 0%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 100%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 100%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.24, 63.5, -79.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.24, 101.49, 308.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.679, 4.494, 46.194)`
Decimal	`3997881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D00B9, 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 #3D00B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D00B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #3D00B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d00b9; }
.text { color: #3d00b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d00b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 0 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d00b9, #9900b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3D00B9?: #3D00B9 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Galactic Highway. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D00B9?: The RGB value is 61, 0, 185: 61 red, 0 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D00B9?: The complementary color is #7CB900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D00B9?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.