What color is #330066?

#330066 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Cotinga Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #330066?

The RGB value is 51, 0, 102: 51 red, 0 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #330066?

The complementary color is #336600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #330066?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#330066 color

#330066 rgb(51, 0, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #330066 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 0% green and 40% blue (51, 0, 102).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Cotinga Purple (#340059), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#330066 color codes

HEX	`#330066`
RGB	`rgb(51, 0, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 0%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 100%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.61, 42.79, -46.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.61, 63.3, 312.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.763, 1.663, 12.691)`
Decimal	`3342438`
Short hex	`#306`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #330066, 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 #330066	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#330066 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #330066 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #330066; }
.text { color: #330066; }
.border { border: 2px solid #330066; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 0 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #330066, #660066); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #330066?: #330066 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Cotinga Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #330066?: The RGB value is 51, 0, 102: 51 red, 0 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #330066?: The complementary color is #336600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #330066?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.