Palettes / Colors / #3602BB

#3602BB — Vivid Purple

#3602BB is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Indigo (#4B0082). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indigo (#4B0082) — not an exact match. CSS indigo gives you #4B0082, a different color; use #3602BB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#3602BB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #86BB02; it also sits naturally between #022ABB and #9302BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 21% · Green 1% · Blue 73%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #3602BB

.text { color: #3602BB; }
.background { background-color: #3602BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3602BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(54, 2, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 98%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3602BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(54, 2, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3602BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(54, 2, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3602BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3602BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #86BB02:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3602BB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3602BB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #3602BB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #3602BB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #3602BB?

#3602BB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 54, 2, 187). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3602BB?

#3602BB is RGB 54, 2, 187 — HSL 257°, 98%, 37% — CMYK 71%, 99%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #3602BB?

Its complement is #86BB02; analogous partners are #022ABB and #9302BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3602BB for text?

White text on #3602BB has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.88:1.