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#3C19B9 closest to Galactic Highway

#3C19B9 is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Galactic Highway. In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 9.8% green and 72.5% blue (rgb(60, 25, 185)). Its HSL value is 253° hue, 76% saturation and 41% lightness, and in CMYK it is 68% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #3C19B9 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.34:1.

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Variations of #3C19B9

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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#3C19B9 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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#3C19B9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #3C19B9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #003AB6
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0046BD
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003DBB
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #003AB6
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0033B8
  • Tritanopia 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #004E6D
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #28369C
  • Achromatopsia 55% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #404040
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3F396F

#3C19B9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.34:1 Very good#3C19B9 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.03:1 Very poor#3C19B9 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#3C19B9 in CSS

/* Galactic Highway */
.color { color: #3C19B9; }
.background { background-color: #3C19B9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #3C19B9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(60 25 185);
color: hsl(253 76% 41%);
color: oklch(0.399 0.222 279.3);

#3C19B9 FAQ

What color is #3C19B9?

#3C19B9 is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Galactic Highway. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #3C19B9?

#3C19B9 is rgb(60, 25, 185) in RGB, hsl(253, 76%, 41%) in HSL and cmyk(68%, 86%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #3C19B9?

The complementary color of #3C19B9 is #96B919, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #3C19B9?

White text has the best contrast on #3C19B9: 10.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #3C19B9 a warm or cool color?

#3C19B9 is a cool color.