#3b0072

Color #3b0072

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 7.48 Nearest Tailwind class purple-950 #3c0366 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#3b0072

RGB

rgb(59, 0, 114)

HSL

hsl(271.1, 100%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.1, 100%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.2%, 100%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(16.23, 46.41, -50.14)

LCH

lch(16.23, 68.32, 312.79)

OKLCH

oklch(30%, 0.1623, 297.64)

HWB

hwb(271.1, 0%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#377200

Analogous

#020072

#3b0072

#720070

Triadic

#3b0072

#723b00

#00723b

Split-complementary

#3b0072

#707200

#007202

Tetradic

#3b0072

#720037

#377200

#00723b

Square

#3b0072

#720200

#377200

#007072

Shades

Color #3b0072 mixed toward black.

#31005f

#27004c

#1e0039

#140026

#0a0013

Tints

Color #3b0072 mixed toward white.

#5d00b4

#8000f6

#a039ff

#bf7bff

#dfbdff

Tones

Color #3b0072 mixed toward gray.

#3b0a69

#3b135f

#3a1d56

#3a264c

#393043

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.43:1

White text reads better on this background (14.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2c2b64 · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#2e3160 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#395754 · ΔE 30.5

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b0072;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b0072]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#3b0072 (#3b0072) is rgb(59, 0, 114) in RGB.

No, #3b0072 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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