What color is #33274D?

#33274D is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33274D?

The RGB value is 51, 39, 77: 51 red, 39 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33274D?

The complementary color is #414D27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33274D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33274D color

#33274D rgb(51, 39, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #33274D is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 15.3% green and 30.2% blue (51, 39, 77).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 33% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.65:1).

#33274D color codes

HEX	`#33274D`
RGB	`rgb(51, 39, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 15.3%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 33%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 49%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 49%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.76, 15.4, -21.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.76, 26.48, 305.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.43, 2.691, 7.358)`
Decimal	`3352397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33274D, 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 #33274D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33274D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #33274D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33274d; }
.text { color: #33274d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33274d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 39 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33274d, #46274d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #33274D?: #33274D is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33274D?: The RGB value is 51, 39, 77: 51 red, 39 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33274D?: The complementary color is #414D27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33274D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.