Exploring the Color #3A0D52

#3A0D52 sits at 279° on the color wheel, placing it in the violet family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 73% saturation and 19% lightness, it reads as a richly saturated, deep tone — a weighted, dramatic presence with deep undertones. Its RGB mix of 58, 13, 82 produces a 15.45:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #3A0D52 is a clear variant of CSS indigo — about 53 units away from #4B0082. Designers reach for violet hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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