Palettes / Colors / #360BB8

#360BB8 — Vivid Purple

#360BB8 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 #360BB8 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.

#360BB8 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 #8CB70B; it also sits naturally between #0B36B7 and #8C0BB7. 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 4% · Blue 72%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 94% · Yellow 0% · Key 28%

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

Previews

CSS code for #360BB8

.text { color: #360BB8; }
.background { background-color: #360BB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #360BB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(54, 11, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 89%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #360BB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(54, 11, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #360BB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(54, 11, 184, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#360BB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#360BB8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8CB70B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #360BB8: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #360BB8

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 #360BB8 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 #360BB8 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

← #360BB7  ·  #360BB9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #360BB8?

#360BB8 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 54, 11, 184). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #360BB8?

#360BB8 is RGB 54, 11, 184 — HSL 255°, 89%, 38% — CMYK 71%, 94%, 0%, 28%.

What colors go with #360BB8?

Its complement is #8CB70B; analogous partners are #0B36B7 and #8C0BB7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #360BB8 for text?

White text on #360BB8 has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.90:1.