What color is #330055?

#330055 is a very dark, vivid violet known as Hollow Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hollow Knight?

The RGB value is 51, 0, 85: 51 red, 0 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hollow Knight?

The complementary color is #225500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #330055?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hollow Knight color: hex code #330055

#330055 rgb(51, 0, 85)

Shades of black

Hollow Knight has the hex code #330055. It is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 0% green and 33.3% blue (51, 0, 85).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

Hollow Knight (#330055) color codes

HEX	`#330055`
RGB	`rgb(51, 0, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 0%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 100%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.69, 38.76, -38.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.69, 54.55, 315.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.005, 1.36, 8.697)`
Decimal	`3342421`
Short hex	`#305`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hollow Knight, 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 #330055	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#330055 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #330055 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #330055; }
.text { color: #330055; }
.border { border: 2px solid #330055; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 0 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #330055, #55004d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

See #330055 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #330055?: #330055 is a very dark, vivid violet known as Hollow Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hollow Knight?: The RGB value is 51, 0, 85: 51 red, 0 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hollow Knight?: The complementary color is #225500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #330055?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.