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#3B00A7 closest to Space Battle Blue

#3B00A7 is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Space Battle Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 0.0% green and 65.5% blue (rgb(59, 0, 167)). Its HSL value is 261° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 65% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. #3B00A7 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.04:1.

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Variations of #3B00A7

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#3B00A7 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#3B00A7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #3B00A7 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0031A5
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003BAB
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0032A9
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0031A5
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0029A6
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #004160
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #2D298C
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #363636
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #372F63

#3B00A7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.04:1 Super#3B00A7 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.74:1 Very poor#3B00A7 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#3B00A7 in CSS

/* Space Battle Blue */
.color { color: #3B00A7; }
.background { background-color: #3B00A7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #3B00A7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(59 0 167);
color: hsl(261 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.362 0.214 282.9);

#3B00A7 FAQ

What color is #3B00A7?

#3B00A7 is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Space Battle Blue. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #3B00A7?

#3B00A7 is rgb(59, 0, 167) in RGB, hsl(261, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(65%, 100%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #3B00A7?

The complementary color of #3B00A7 is #6CA700, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #3B00A7?

White text has the best contrast on #3B00A7: 12.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #3B00A7 a warm or cool color?

#3B00A7 is a cool color.