#3900BD Color

#3900BD is rgb(57, 0, 189) in RGB, hsl(258, 100%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 100%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), visibly different at ΔE 11.31. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3900BD

HEX#3900BD

RGBrgb(57, 0, 189)

HSLhsl(258, 100%, 37%)

HSVhsv(258, 100%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(70%, 100%, 0%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(38.7% 0.237 278.4)

LABlab(23.66% 56.42 -83.87)

LCHlch(23.66% 101.08 303.93)

What #3900BD 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 #3900BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 11.31 Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 11.43 Duke Blue#00009CΔE 13.7 Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 14.22 Zaffer (Zaffre)#0014A8ΔE 14.64 Blue Ribbon#0B10A2ΔE 15.55

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

#3900BD Channel Values

How #3900BD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 57 · G 0 · B 189	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 258° · S 100% · L 37%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 258° · S 100% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 70% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11:1 vs white · 1.91:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3900BD 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 text11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3900BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3900BD; 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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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #3900BD

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.

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Shades

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How #3900BD 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#3900BD

Protanopia#1414BD

Protanomaly#270DBD

Deuteranopia#1F1FBD

Deuteranomaly#2B16BD

Tritanopia#004848

Tritanomaly#073787

Achromatopsia#3C3C3C

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Using #3900BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3900bd: #3900BD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3900BD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3900bd': '#3900BD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.000, blue: 0.741)

Android XML<color name="color_3900bd">#3900BD</color>

SVG fillfill="#3900BD"

More Purple Colors

#3900BD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#3900BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3900BD?

#3900BD is a dark purple — rgb(57, 0, 189) in RGB and hsl(258, 100%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.31.

What is the RGB value of #3900BD?

#3900BD is rgb(57, 0, 189) — red 57, green 0, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3900BD?

#3900BD converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 100%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3900BD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3900BD scores 11:1 against white and 1.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3900BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3900BD 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 mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 11.31, which is visibly different.

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