What color is #332D44?

#332D44 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332D44?

The RGB value is 51, 45, 68: 51 red, 45 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332D44?

The complementary color is #3E442D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332D44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332D44 color

#332D44 rgb(51, 45, 68)

Shades of purple

The hex color #332D44 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 17.6% green and 26.7% blue (51, 45, 68).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 20% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#332D44 color codes

HEX	`#332D44`
RGB	`rgb(51, 45, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 17.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 20%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 34%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 34%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.04, 8.56, -13.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.04, 15.92, 302.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.347, 2.998, 5.87)`
Decimal	`3353924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332D44, 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 #332D44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332D44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #332D44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332d44; }
.text { color: #332d44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332d44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 45 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332d44, #3f2d44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #332D44?: #332D44 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332D44?: The RGB value is 51, 45, 68: 51 red, 45 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332D44?: The complementary color is #3E442D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332D44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.