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#3C00A3 closest to Space Battle Blue

#3C00A3 is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Space Battle Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 0.0% green and 63.9% blue (rgb(60, 0, 163)). Its HSL value is 262° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 63% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. #3C00A3 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.20:1.

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Variations of #3C00A3

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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#3C00A3 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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#3C00A3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #3C00A3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0030A1
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0039A7
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0030A5
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0030A1
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0028A2
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00405E
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #2F2789
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #353535
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #372E61

#3C00A3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.20:1 Super#3C00A3 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.72:1 Very poor#3C00A3 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#3C00A3 in CSS

/* Space Battle Blue */
.color { color: #3C00A3; }
.background { background-color: #3C00A3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #3C00A3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(60 0 163);
color: hsl(262 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.358 0.210 284.2);

#3C00A3 FAQ

What color is #3C00A3?

#3C00A3 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 #3C00A3?

#3C00A3 is rgb(60, 0, 163) in RGB, hsl(262, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(63%, 100%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #3C00A3?

The complementary color of #3C00A3 is #67A300, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #3C00A3?

White text has the best contrast on #3C00A3: 12.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #3C00A3 a warm or cool color?

#3C00A3 is a cool color.