What color is #330977?

#330977 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Galactic Federation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #330977?

The RGB value is 51, 9, 119: 51 red, 9 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #330977?

The complementary color is #4D7709, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #330977?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#330977 color

#330977 rgb(51, 9, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #330977 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 3.5% green and 46.7% blue (51, 9, 119).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 86% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 92% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Federation (#330077), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#330977 color codes

HEX	`#330977`
RGB	`rgb(51, 9, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 3.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 86%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 92%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 92%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.65, 43.95, -52.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.65, 68.63, 309.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.792, 2.231, 17.627)`
Decimal	`3344759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #330977, 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 #330977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#330977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #330977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #330977; }
.text { color: #330977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #330977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 9 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #330977, #6a0977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #330977?: #330977 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Galactic Federation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #330977?: The RGB value is 51, 9, 119: 51 red, 9 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #330977?: The complementary color is #4D7709, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #330977?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.