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#360990 Color

#360990 is rgb(54, 9, 144) in RGB, hsl(260, 88%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 94%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Websafe Indigo (#330099), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#360990
HEX#360990
RGBrgb(54, 9, 144)
HSLhsl(260, 88%, 30%)
HSVhsv(260, 94%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 94%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(33.4% 0.188 284.8)
LABlab(18.83% 44.69 -64.63)
LCHlch(18.83% 78.58 304.66)

What #360990 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 #360990, 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.

#360990 Channel Values

How #360990 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 54 · G 9 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 88% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 94% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.14:1 vs white · 1.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #360990 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 text13.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #360990

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #360990; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #360990

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 #360990.

How #360990 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#360990
Protanopia#171790
Protanomaly#271290
Deuteranopia#1F1F90
Deuteranomaly#2A1990
Tritanopia#063737
Tritanomaly#222A66
Achromatopsia#303030

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #360990 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-360990: #360990;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #360990;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-360990': '#360990' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.212, green: 0.035, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_360990">#360990</color>
SVG fillfill="#360990"

More Purple Colors

#360990 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#360990 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #360990?

#360990 is a dark purple — rgb(54, 9, 144) in RGB and hsl(260, 88%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Websafe Indigo (#330099), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.13.

What is the RGB value of #360990?

#360990 is rgb(54, 9, 144) — red 54, green 9, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #360990?

#360990 converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 94%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #360990 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #360990 scores 13.14:1 against white and 1.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #360990 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #360990 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 navy (#000080) at a CIE76 distance of 8.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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