What color is #330C4F?

#330C4F is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wicked Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #330C4F?

The RGB value is 51, 12, 79: 51 red, 12 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #330C4F?

The complementary color is #284F0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #330C4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#330C4F color

#330C4F rgb(51, 12, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #330C4F is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 4.7% green and 31% blue (51, 12, 79).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 74% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Purple (#37115C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.08:1).

#330C4F color codes

HEX	`#330C4F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 12, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 4.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 74%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 85%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 85%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.81, 32.21, -32.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.81, 45.73, 314.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.908, 1.531, 7.538)`
Decimal	`3345487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #330C4F, 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 #330C4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#330C4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #330C4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #330c4f; }
.text { color: #330c4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #330c4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 12 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #330c4f, #4f0c4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #330C4F?: #330C4F is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wicked Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #330C4F?: The RGB value is 51, 12, 79: 51 red, 12 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #330C4F?: The complementary color is #284F0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #330C4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.