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#03000A Color

#03000A is rgb(3, 0, 10) in RGB, hsl(258, 100%, 2%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 100%, 0%, 96%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Black (#000000), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#03000A
HEX#03000A
RGBrgb(3, 0, 10)
HSLhsl(258, 100%, 2%)
HSVhsv(258, 100%, 4%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 100%, 0%, 96%)
OKLCHoklch(8% 0.043 300.6)
LABlab(0.35% 1.85 -3.51)
LCHlch(0.35% 3.97 297.79)

What #03000A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #03000A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#03000A Channel Values

How #03000A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 3 · G 0 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 100% · L 2%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 100% · V 4%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 96%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance20.83:1 vs white · 1.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #03000A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text20.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text1.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #03000A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #03000A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #03000A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #03000A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #03000A.

How #03000A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#03000A
Protanopia#01010A
Protanomaly#02000A
Deuteranopia#01010A
Deuteranomaly#02010A
Tritanopia#020101
Tritanomaly#020105
Achromatopsia#010101

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #03000A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-03000a: #03000A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #03000A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-03000a': '#03000A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.000, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_03000a">#03000A</color>
SVG fillfill="#03000A"

More Purple Colors

#03000A sits in the purplefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#03000A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #03000A?

#03000A is a darkest purple — rgb(3, 0, 10) in RGB and hsl(258, 100%, 2%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Black (#000000), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.99.

What is the RGB value of #03000A?

#03000A is rgb(3, 0, 10) — red 3, green 0, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #03000A?

#03000A converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 100%, 0%, 96%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #03000A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #03000A scores 20.83:1 against white and 1.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #03000A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #03000A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 3.99, which is very hard to tell apart.

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