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#3D1565 Color

#3D1565 is rgb(61, 21, 101) in RGB, hsl(270, 66%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 79%, 0%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petunia (#470659), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3D1565
HEX#3D1565
RGBrgb(61, 21, 101)
HSLhsl(270, 66%, 24%)
HSVhsv(270, 79%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 79%, 0%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(30.7% 0.131 301.7)
LABlab(17.30% 32.21 -39.65)
LCHlch(17.30% 51.08 309.08)

What #3D1565 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 #3D1565, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Petunia#470659ΔE 8.49Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 9.73KSU Purple#512888ΔE 12.14Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 13.08Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 14.54St. Patrick's Blue#23297AΔE 14.74

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

#3D1565 Channel Values

How #3D1565 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 61 · G 21 · B 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 66% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 79% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.06:1 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 #3D1565 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 text14.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3D1565 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3D1565

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3D1565; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3D1565
Complementary
#3D6615
Analogous
#151566
Analogous
#661566
Triadic
#663D15
Triadic
#15663D
Split comp.
#666615
Split comp.
#156615

Tints & Shades of #3D1565

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

#591E94
#7327BE
#8F45D9
#A86FE2
#C49EEB
#DEC8F4

Shades

#361259
#2E104C
#260D3F
#210B37
#19092A
#12061E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3D1565.

How #3D1565 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#3D1565
Protanopia#202065
Protanomaly#2E1C65
Deuteranopia#272765
Deuteranomaly#312165
Tritanopia#312A2A
Tritanomaly#362349
Achromatopsia#2C2C2C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3D1565 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3d1565: #3D1565;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3D1565;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3d1565': '#3D1565' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.239, green: 0.082, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_3d1565">#3D1565</color>
SVG fillfill="#3D1565"

More Purple Colors

#3D1565 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#3D1565 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3D1565?

#3D1565 is a dark purple — rgb(61, 21, 101) in RGB and hsl(270, 66%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petunia (#470659), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.49.

What is the RGB value of #3D1565?

#3D1565 is rgb(61, 21, 101) — red 61, green 21, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3D1565?

#3D1565 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 79%, 0%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3D1565 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3D1565 scores 14.06:1 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 #3D1565 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3D1565 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 13.08, which is visibly different.

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