#3A1D99

A dark, moderate blue closely aligning with Indigo.

About #3A1D99

The precise color #3A1D99 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Indigo. Its digital footprint relies on 58 parts red, 29 parts green, and 153 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 62% cyan and 81% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 254.0° hue, 68.1% saturation, and 35.7% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3A1D99
RGB58, 29, 153
HSL254.0°, 68.1%, 35.7%
CMYK62%, 81%, 0%, 40%
HSV254.0°, 81.0%, 60.0%
LAB23.9, 46.4, -62.0
XYZ7.9, 4.1, 30.5
Decimal3808665

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.57:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.82:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
11.05:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.54:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3A1D99; }
.text-color { color: #3A1D99; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3A1D99; }

Similar Colors

Indigo
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