What color is #330039?

#330039 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #330039?

The RGB value is 51, 0, 57: 51 red, 0 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #330039?

The complementary color is #063900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #330039?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#330039 color

#330039 rgb(51, 0, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #330039 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 0% green and 22.4% blue (51, 0, 57).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Romanic Scene (#3B0346), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.5:1).

#330039 color codes

HEX	`#330039`
RGB	`rgb(51, 0, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 0%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 100%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.99, 32.69, -23.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.99, 40.05, 324.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.104, 0.999, 3.952)`
Decimal	`3342393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #330039, 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 #330039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#330039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #330039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #330039; }
.text { color: #330039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #330039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 0 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #330039, #390022); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #330039?: #330039 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #330039?: The RGB value is 51, 0, 57: 51 red, 0 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #330039?: The complementary color is #063900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #330039?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.