Information about #3C0181 color

#3C0181 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3C0181 falls into the Violet Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(60, 1, 129) — 23.5% red, 0.4% green, 50.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 50 / 0 / 49. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #3C0181 reads as a intensely saturated blue-purple violet and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Indigo (#4B0082). Slightly further away sit Pixie Powder (#391285) and Rockies Purple (#33006F).

The recipe behind #3C0181 is rgb(60, 1, 129), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 13.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.5:1. #3C0181 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#3C0181 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#3C0181 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #3C0181

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Indigo color link
Indigo

#4B0082

Pixie Powder color link
Pixie Powder

#391285

ACE Blue color link
ACE Blue

#290177

Christalle color link
Christalle

#33036B

Royal Violet color link
Royal Violet

#3F1979

Elvin color link
Elvin

#2A128A

Deep Violet color link
Deep Violet

#330066

RRAGZ color link
RRAGZ

#460C9D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3C0181
  • RGB60, 1, 129
  • CMYK27, 50, 0, 49
  • CSSrgb(60, 1, 129)
  • HSL268°, 98%, 25%
  • HSL Precise267.656°, 98.462%, 25.49%
  • HSV268°, 99%, 51%
  • HSB268°, 99%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.235, 0.004, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.235, 0.004, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.235, 0.004, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3C0181
  • DECIMAL ID3932545
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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