Palettes / Colors / #3E00A4
#3E00A4 — Vivid Purple
#3E00A4 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 #3E00A4 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.
#3E00A4 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 #65A300; it also sits naturally between #0013A3 and #9000A3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #3E00A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 62, 0, 164 |
| HSL | 263°, 100%, 32% |
| HSV | 263°, 100%, 64% |
| CMYK | 62%, 100%, 0%, 36% |
| XYZ | 8.69, 3.70, 35.38 |
| Yxy | 3.70, 0.1819, 0.0775 |
| CIE-Lab | 22.67, 58.55, -70.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 19.25, 48.68, -100.27 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 24% · Green 0% · Blue 64%
Cyan 62% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #3E00A4
.text { color: #3E00A4; }
.background { background-color: #3E00A4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3E00A4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(62, 0, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 100%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3E00A4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(62, 0, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3E00A4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(62, 0, 164, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#3E00A4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3E00A4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #3E00A4
Tints of #3E00A4
Tones of #3E00A4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #65A300:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 12.06:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 1.74:1 Fails |
Best text color on #3E00A4: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3E00A4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #3E00A4: ·
How #3E00A4 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 #3E00A4 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #3E00A4?
#3E00A4 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 62, 0, 164). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.
What is the RGB and HSL of #3E00A4?
#3E00A4 is RGB 62, 0, 164 — HSL 263°, 100%, 32% — CMYK 62%, 100%, 0%, 36%.
What colors go with #3E00A4?
Its complement is #65A300; analogous partners are #0013A3 and #9000A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #3E00A4 for text?
White text on #3E00A4 has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.74:1.