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#37166A Color

#37166A is rgb(55, 22, 106) in RGB, hsl(264, 66%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 79%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Violet (#4C2882), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.5. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#37166A
HEX#37166A
RGBrgb(55, 22, 106)
HSLhsl(264, 66%, 25%)
HSVhsv(264, 79%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 79%, 0%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(30.6% 0.135 295)
LABlab(16.98% 31.45 -43.48)
LCHlch(16.98% 53.66 305.87)

What #37166A 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 #37166A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 8.5Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 9.46KSU Purple#512888ΔE 10.7Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 11.19Petunia#470659ΔE 11.98St. Patrick's Blue#23297AΔE 12.38

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

#37166A Channel Values

How #37166A 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 55 · G 22 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 66% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 79% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.14:1 vs white · 1.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #37166A 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 text14.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #37166A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #37166A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #37166A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#37166A
Complementary
#486A16
Analogous
#161E6A
Analogous
#61166A
Triadic
#6A3716
Triadic
#166A37
Split comp.
#6A6116
Split comp.
#1E6A16

Tints & Shades of #37166A

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

#4D1E94
#6628C3
#8045D9
#A073E2
#BD9EEB
#DCCCF5

Shades

#31135D
#2A1050
#230E44
#1D0B37
#16092A
#0F061E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #37166A.

How #37166A 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#37166A
Protanopia#1E1E6A
Protanomaly#2A1B6A
Deuteranopia#24246A
Deuteranomaly#2D1F6A
Tritanopia#282C2C
Tritanomaly#2E254C
Achromatopsia#2B2B2B

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Using #37166A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-37166a: #37166A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #37166A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-37166a': '#37166A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.216, green: 0.086, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_37166a">#37166A</color>
SVG fillfill="#37166A"

More Purple Colors

#37166A sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#37166A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #37166A?

#37166A is a dark purple — rgb(55, 22, 106) in RGB and hsl(264, 66%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Violet (#4C2882), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.5.

What is the RGB value of #37166A?

#37166A is rgb(55, 22, 106) — red 55, green 22, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #37166A?

#37166A converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 79%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #37166A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #37166A scores 14.14:1 against white and 1.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #37166A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #37166A 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 midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 9.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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