What color is #330077?

#330077 is a dark, vivid violet known as Galactic Federation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Galactic Federation?

The RGB value is 51, 0, 119: 51 red, 0 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Galactic Federation?

The complementary color is #447700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #330077?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Galactic Federation color: hex code #330077

#330077 rgb(51, 0, 119)

Shades of purple

Galactic Federation has the hex code #330077. It is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 0% green and 46.7% blue (51, 0, 119).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

Galactic Federation (#330077) color codes

HEX	`#330077`
RGB	`rgb(51, 0, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 0%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 100%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.67, 46.93, -54.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.67, 71.79, 310.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.694, 2.035, 17.595)`
Decimal	`3342455`
Short hex	`#307`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Galactic Federation, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #330077	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#330077 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #330077 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #330077; }
.text { color: #330077; }
.border { border: 2px solid #330077; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 0 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #330077, #6f0077); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #330077 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #330077?: #330077 is a dark, vivid violet known as Galactic Federation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Galactic Federation?: The RGB value is 51, 0, 119: 51 red, 0 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Galactic Federation?: The complementary color is #447700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #330077?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.