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#331b45 color: Russian Violet

#331b45 is rgb(51, 27, 69) in RGB and oklch(27.655% 0.07869 308.5) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

27.7%
0.079
308°
  • Purple
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 73%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.38:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #331b45

#331b45 is a soft very dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 27.7% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.18:1 contrast and black text 1.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark purple colors

Lighter: #331b45 mixed with white

  1. 331b45
  2. 452f56
  3. 574468
  4. 6a597a
  5. 7e6f8c
  6. 92869e
  7. a79db1
  8. bdb5c4
  9. d2cdd8
  10. e8e6eb

Darker: #331b45 mixed with black

  1. 331b45
  2. 2b163b
  3. 231131
  4. 1c0c27
  5. 14081e
  6. 0d0515
  7. 07020c
  8. 030105
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #331b45 with less saturation

  1. 331b45
  2. 321d42
  3. 311e3f
  4. 30203d
  5. 2f213a
  6. 2e2337
  7. 2c2434
  8. 2b2531
  9. 2a262e
  10. 29272b

Questions about #331b45

What color is #331b45?

#331b45 is soft very dark purple. The closest named color is Russian Violet. In RGB it is rgb(51, 27, 69), in HSL hsl(274.29, 43.75%, 18.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(27.655% 0.07869 308.5).

What colors go well with #331b45?

The complementary color of #331b45 is #1c2f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #20224e and #3f1635. The triadic partners are #401e00 and #00322e.

Is white or black text more readable on #331b45?

White text reads better on #331b45: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and black gives 1.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #331b45 a warm or cool color?

#331b45 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 27.7% and its chroma 0.079.