What color is #330056?

#330056 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Hollow Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #330056?

The RGB value is 51, 0, 86: 51 red, 0 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #330056?

The complementary color is #235600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #330056?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#330056 color

#330056 rgb(51, 0, 86)

Shades of black

The hex color #330056 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 0% green and 33.7% blue (51, 0, 86).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Hollow Knight (#330055), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.47:1).

#330056 color codes

HEX	`#330056`
RGB	`rgb(51, 0, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 0%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 100%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 100%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.79, 38.99, -38.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.79, 55.07, 315.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.045, 1.376, 8.907)`
Decimal	`3342422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #330056, 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 #330056	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#330056 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #330056 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #330056; }
.text { color: #330056; }
.border { border: 2px solid #330056; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 0 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #330056, #56004e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #330056?: #330056 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Hollow Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #330056?: The RGB value is 51, 0, 86: 51 red, 0 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #330056?: The complementary color is #235600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #330056?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.