What color is #332E55?

#332E55 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Purple Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332E55?

The RGB value is 51, 46, 85: 51 red, 46 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332E55?

The complementary color is #50552E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332E55 color

#332E55 rgb(51, 46, 85)

Shades of blue

The hex color #332E55 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 18% green and 33.3% blue (51, 46, 85).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Purple Noir (#322C56), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#332E55 color codes

HEX	`#332E55`
RGB	`rgb(51, 46, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 18%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 46%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 46%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.26, 13.05, -22.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.26, 26.41, 299.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.981, 3.314, 9.022)`
Decimal	`3354197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332E55, 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 #332E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #332E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332e55; }
.text { color: #332e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 46 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332e55, #472e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #332E55?: #332E55 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Purple Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332E55?: The RGB value is 51, 46, 85: 51 red, 46 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332E55?: The complementary color is #50552E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.