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#3B0ECD Color

#3B0ECD is rgb(59, 14, 205) in RGB, hsl(254, 87%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 93%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3B0ECD
HEX#3B0ECD
RGBrgb(59, 14, 205)
HSLhsl(254, 87%, 43%)
HSVhsv(254, 93%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 93%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(41.4% 0.249 276.8)
LABlab(26.70% 57.03 -88.19)
LCHlch(26.70% 105.02 302.89)

What #3B0ECD 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 #3B0ECD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 8Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 16Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 16.32Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 16.46Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 16.8Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 17.01

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

#3B0ECD Channel Values

How #3B0ECD 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 59 · G 14 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 87% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 93% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 71% · M 93% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.86:1 vs white · 2.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3B0ECD 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 text9.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3B0ECD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3B0ECD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3B0ECD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3B0ECD
Complementary
#A1CD0E
Analogous
#0E41CD
Analogous
#9A0ECD
Triadic
#CD3B0E
Triadic
#0ECD3B
Split comp.
#CD9A0E
Split comp.
#41CD0E

Tints & Shades of #3B0ECD

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

#4815EF
#663BF1
#8462F4
#9E83F6
#BCA9F9
#DACFFC

Shades

#330CB0
#2C0B99
#24097C
#1D0764
#150548
#0E0330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3B0ECD.

How #3B0ECD 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#3B0ECD
Protanopia#1B1BCD
Protanomaly#2B17CD
Deuteranopia#2424CD
Deuteranomaly#2F1DCD
Tritanopia#005050
Tritanomaly#003F93
Achromatopsia#434343

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3B0ECD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3b0ecd: #3B0ECD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3B0ECD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3b0ecd': '#3B0ECD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.231, green: 0.055, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_3b0ecd">#3B0ECD</color>
SVG fillfill="#3B0ECD"

More Blue Colors

#3B0ECD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#3B0ECD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3B0ECD?

#3B0ECD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(59, 14, 205) in RGB and hsl(254, 87%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.

What is the RGB value of #3B0ECD?

#3B0ECD is rgb(59, 14, 205) — red 59, green 14, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3B0ECD?

#3B0ECD converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 93%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3B0ECD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3B0ECD scores 9.86:1 against white and 2.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3B0ECD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3B0ECD 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 8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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