What color is #332A49?

#332A49 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 #332A49?

The RGB value is 51, 42, 73: 51 red, 42 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332A49?

The complementary color is #40492A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332A49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332A49 color

#332A49 rgb(51, 42, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #332A49 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 16.5% green and 28.6% blue (51, 42, 73).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 27% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#332A49 color codes

HEX	`#332A49`
RGB	`rgb(51, 42, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 16.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 27%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 42%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 42%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.39, 12.11, -17.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.39, 21.55, 304.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.396, 2.841, 6.671)`
Decimal	`3353161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332A49, 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 #332A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #332A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332a49; }
.text { color: #332a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 42 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332a49, #422a49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #332A49?: #332A49 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 #332A49?: The RGB value is 51, 42, 73: 51 red, 42 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332A49?: The complementary color is #40492A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332A49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.