#3A0FA8

A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkblue.

About #3A0FA8

At its core, #3A0FA8 is a dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 58 red, 15 green, and 168 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 65% cyan and 91% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3A0FA8
RGB58, 15, 168
HSL256.9°, 83.6%, 35.9%
CMYK65%, 91%, 0%, 34%
HSV256.9°, 91.1%, 65.9%
LAB23.9, 55.8, -71.2
XYZ9.0, 4.1, 37.4
Decimal3805096

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.58:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.81:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
11.07:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.54:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3A0FA8; }
.text-color { color: #3A0FA8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3A0FA8; }

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Darkblue
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