What color is #33263F?

#33263F is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33263F?

The RGB value is 51, 38, 63: 51 red, 38 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33263F?

The complementary color is #323F26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33263F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33263F color

#33263F rgb(51, 38, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #33263F is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 14.9% green and 24.7% blue (51, 38, 63).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 25% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Sanctum of Shadows (#3C2F4E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#33263F color codes

HEX	`#33263F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 38, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 14.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 25%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 40%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 40%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.69, 12.03, -13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.69, 18.18, 311.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.955, 2.449, 5.019)`
Decimal	`3352127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33263F, 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 #33263F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33263F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #33263F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33263f; }
.text { color: #33263f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33263f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 38 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33263f, #3f263f); }

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Questions

What color is #33263F?: #33263F is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33263F?: The RGB value is 51, 38, 63: 51 red, 38 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33263F?: The complementary color is #323F26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33263F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.