Palettes / Colors / #3C00A0

#3C00A0 — Vivid Purple

#3C00A0 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 #3C00A0 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.

#3C00A0 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 #619E00; it also sits naturally between #00129E and #8C009E. 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 24% · Green 0% · Blue 63%

Cyan 62% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 37%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3C00A0

.text { color: #3C00A0; }
.background { background-color: #3C00A0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3C00A0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(60, 0, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 100%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3C00A0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(60, 0, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3C00A0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(60, 0, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3C00A0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3C00A0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #619E00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3C00A0: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3C00A0

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 #3C00A0 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 #3C00A0 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

← #3C009F  ·  #3C00A1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #3C00A0?

#3C00A0 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 60, 0, 160). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3C00A0?

#3C00A0 is RGB 60, 0, 160 — HSL 263°, 100%, 31% — CMYK 62%, 100%, 0%, 37%.

What colors go with #3C00A0?

Its complement is #619E00; analogous partners are #00129E and #8C009E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3C00A0 for text?

White text on #3C00A0 has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.70:1.