What color is #3E008B?

#3E008B 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 #3E008B?

The RGB value is 62, 0, 139: 62 red, 0 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E008B?

The complementary color is #4D8B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E008B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E008B color

#3E008B rgb(62, 0, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3E008B is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 0% green and 54.5% blue (62, 0, 139).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Space Battle Blue (#440099), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#3E008B color codes

HEX	`#3E008B`
RGB	`rgb(62, 0, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 0%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 100%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.59, 52.58, -60.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.59, 80.15, 311)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.645, 2.888, 24.628)`
Decimal	`4063371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E008B, 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 #3E008B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E008B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #3E008B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e008b; }
.text { color: #3e008b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e008b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 0 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e008b, #84008b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3E008B?: #3E008B 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 #3E008B?: The RGB value is 62, 0, 139: 62 red, 0 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E008B?: The complementary color is #4D8B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E008B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.