What color is #332337?

#332337 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332337?

The RGB value is 51, 35, 55: 51 red, 35 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332337?

The complementary color is #273723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332337?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332337 color

#332337 rgb(51, 35, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #332337 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 13.7% green and 21.6% blue (51, 35, 55).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 22% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#332337 color codes

HEX	`#332337`
RGB	`rgb(51, 35, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 13.7%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 22%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 36%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 36%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.41, 12.01, -10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.41, 15.64, 320.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.656, 2.182, 3.895)`
Decimal	`3351351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332337, 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 #332337	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332337 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #332337 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332337; }
.text { color: #332337; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332337; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 35 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332337, #372331); }

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Questions

What color is #332337?: #332337 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332337?: The RGB value is 51, 35, 55: 51 red, 35 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332337?: The complementary color is #273723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332337?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.