3F00A6

#3F00A6 closest to Space Battle Blue

#3F00A6 is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Space Battle Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 0.0% green and 65.1% blue (rgb(63, 0, 166)). Its HSL value is 263° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 62% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. #3F00A6 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.92:1.

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Variations of #3F00A6

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#3F00A6 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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#3F00A6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #3F00A6 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0032A4
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003BAA
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0032A8
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0032A4
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #002AA5
  • 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 #33288B
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #373737
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #392F63

#3F00A6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.92:1 Very good#3F00A6 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.76:1 Very poor#3F00A6 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#3F00A6 in CSS

/* Space Battle Blue */
.color { color: #3F00A6; }
.background { background-color: #3F00A6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #3F00A6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(63 0 166);
color: hsl(263 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.365 0.213 285.1);

#3F00A6 FAQ

What color is #3F00A6?

#3F00A6 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 #3F00A6?

#3F00A6 is rgb(63, 0, 166) in RGB, hsl(263, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(62%, 100%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #3F00A6?

The complementary color of #3F00A6 is #67A600, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #3F00A6?

White text has the best contrast on #3F00A6: 11.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #3F00A6 a warm or cool color?

#3F00A6 is a cool color.