#3B0764 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

#3B0764

#3B0764 is a dark, vivid violet. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class purple-950 (e.g. bg-purple-950, text-purple-950). Its nearest CSS named color is indigo (#4b0082). For readable text on a #3B0764 background, white text gives the strongest contrast (15.00:1). Because it is dark, #3B0764 suits text, navigation bars, and footers on light backgrounds, and its tints make natural hover and surface colors.

Want to fine-tune this color interactively? Open #3B0764 in the tint & shade generator to explore the full lightness, hue, and chroma scales and copy any step.

Color Values

Hex#3B0764
RGBrgb(59, 7, 100)
HSLhsl(274, 87%, 21%)
HSV / HSB274°, 93%, 39%
Nearest namedindigo (#4b0082)

Need these in another format? Use our hex to RGB converter for quick two-way conversion.

#3B0764 in Tailwind CSS (purple-950)

#3B0764 ships with Tailwind CSS as purple-950 — use it as bg-purple-950, text-purple-950, or border-purple-950. It sits at step 950 of the purple ramp; every other step links to its own page:

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #3B0764 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

Shades of #3B0764 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #3B0764 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

Text color White text 15.00:1 — AA normal: Pass · AA large: Pass · AAA: Pass
Black text 1.40:1 — AA normal: Fail · AA large: Fail · AAA: Fail

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a lighter tint of #3B0764 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More violet colors in the library: #2E1065 (violet-950), #4B0082, #4C1D95 (violet-900), #5B21B6 (violet-800), #8E44AD, #6D28D9 (violet-700).

Frequently Asked Questions

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.

Building a brand around #3B0764? Put it on a free link-in-bio page →