Palettes / Colors / #3800A9

#3800A9 — Vivid Purple

#3800A9 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 #3800A9 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.

#3800A9 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 #70A800; it also sits naturally between #001CA8 and #8C00A8. 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 22% · Green 0% · Blue 66%

Cyan 67% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3800A9

.text { color: #3800A9; }
.background { background-color: #3800A9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3800A9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(56, 0, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 100%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3800A9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(56, 0, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3800A9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(56, 0, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3800A9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3800A9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #70A800:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3800A9: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3800A9

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 #3800A9 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 #3800A9 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 #3800A9?

#3800A9 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 56, 0, 169). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3800A9?

#3800A9 is RGB 56, 0, 169 — HSL 260°, 100%, 33% — CMYK 67%, 100%, 0%, 34%.

What colors go with #3800A9?

Its complement is #70A800; analogous partners are #001CA8 and #8C00A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3800A9 for text?

White text on #3800A9 has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.74:1.