What color is #330D74?

#330D74 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Galactic Federation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #330D74?

The RGB value is 51, 13, 116: 51 red, 13 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #330D74?

The complementary color is #4E740D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #330D74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#330D74 color

#330D74 rgb(51, 13, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #330D74 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 5.1% green and 45.5% blue (51, 13, 116).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 80% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 89% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Federation (#330077), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#330D74 color codes

HEX	`#330D74`
RGB	`rgb(51, 13, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 5.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 80%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 89%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 89%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.76, 41.8, -50.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.76, 65.63, 309.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.661, 2.252, 16.709)`
Decimal	`3345780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #330D74, 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 #330D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#330D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	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 #330D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #330d74; }
.text { color: #330d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #330d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 13 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #330d74, #660d74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #330D74?: #330D74 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Galactic Federation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #330D74?: The RGB value is 51, 13, 116: 51 red, 13 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #330D74?: The complementary color is #4E740D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #330D74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.