#3b0b5a

Color #3b0b5a

A vivid, highly saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 14.26 Nearest Tailwind class purple-950 #3c0366 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#3b0b5a

RGB

rgb(59, 11, 90)

HSL

hsl(276.5, 78.2%, 19.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.5, 87.8%, 35.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.4%, 87.8%, 0%, 64.7%)

LAB

lab(14.99, 36.9, -36.32)

LCH

lch(14.99, 51.78, 315.45)

OKLCH

oklch(28.4%, 0.1296, 307.06)

HWB

hwb(276.5, 4.3%, 64.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a5a0b

Analogous

#140b5a

#3b0b5a

#5a0b51

Triadic

#3b0b5a

#5a3b0b

#0b5a3b

Split-complementary

#3b0b5a

#515a0b

#0b5a14

Tetradic

#3b0b5a

#5a0b2a

#2a5a0b

#0b5a3b

Square

#3b0b5a

#5a140b

#2a5a0b

#0b515a

Shades

Color #3b0b5a mixed toward black.

#31094b

#27073c

#1e062d

#14041e

#0a020f

Tints

Color #3b0b5a mixed toward white.

#631297

#8b1ad3

#aa49e9

#c686f0

#e3c2f8

Tones

Color #3b0b5a mixed toward gray.

#3a1253

#38184d

#371f46

#352540

#342c39

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.38:1

White text reads better on this background (15.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2d2d4f · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#2f324c · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#3a4542 · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b0b5a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b0b5a]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#3b0b5a (#3b0b5a) is rgb(59, 11, 90) in RGB.

No, #3b0b5a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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