What color is #33283A?

#33283A is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33283A?

The RGB value is 51, 40, 58: 51 red, 40 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33283A?

The complementary color is #2F3A28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33283A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33283A color

#33283A rgb(51, 40, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #33283A is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 15.7% green and 22.7% blue (51, 40, 58).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#33283A color codes

HEX	`#33283A`
RGB	`rgb(51, 40, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 15.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 31%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 31%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.04, 9.29, -9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.04, 13.37, 314.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.888, 2.527, 4.338)`
Decimal	`3352634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33283A, 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 #33283A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33283A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #33283A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33283a; }
.text { color: #33283a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33283a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 40 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33283a, #3a2838); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #33283A?: #33283A is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33283A?: The RGB value is 51, 40, 58: 51 red, 40 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33283A?: The complementary color is #2F3A28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33283A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.