Close to Midnight Blue
#3A024E
#3A024E is a very dark, vivid purple, close to the color Midnight Blue. In RGB it’s made of 22.7% red, 0.8% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 284°, with 95% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #3A024E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
16.17:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.30:1 FailThis color as text on white
16.17:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.30:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #3A024E as they’d see it.
#3A024E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #3A024E
What color is #3A024E?
#3A024E is a very dark, vivid purple, close to the color Midnight Blue. In RGB it’s made of 22.7% red, 0.8% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 284°, with 95% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #3A024E in RGB?
#3A024E is rgb(58, 2, 78): 58 red, 2 green, and 78 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #3A024E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(26, 97, 0, 69). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #3A024E?
PANTONE 2616 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #3A024E?
Its complement #0F2600 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.