What color is #33224A?

#33224A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33224A?

The RGB value is 51, 34, 74: 51 red, 34 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33224A?

The complementary color is #394A22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33224A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33224A color

#33224A rgb(51, 34, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #33224A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 13.3% green and 29% blue (51, 34, 74).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 37% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#33224A color codes

HEX	`#33224A`
RGB	`rgb(51, 34, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 13.3%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 37%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 54%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 54%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.19, 17.94, -21.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.19, 28.37, 309.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.173, 2.342, 6.762)`
Decimal	`3351114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33224A, 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 #33224A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33224A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #33224A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33224a; }
.text { color: #33224a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33224a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 34 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33224a, #47224a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #33224A?: #33224A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33224A?: The RGB value is 51, 34, 74: 51 red, 34 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33224A?: The complementary color is #394A22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33224A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.