Color

#332880

Dark cool violet. Nearest reference color: Picotee blue.

RGB

0–255

128

CMYK

0–100%

60.16%

68.75%

49.8%

RGB describes how #332880 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 51, green 40 and blue 128.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 60.16%, magenta 68.75%, yellow 0% and black 49.8%.

HSL values

H 247.5° S 52.38% L 32.94%

In the HSL color model, #332880 has a hue of 247.5°, 52.38% saturation and 32.94% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#332880 is a dark, cool violet with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Dark
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #332880 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #332880

RGB rgb(51, 40, 128)

HSL hsl(247.5 52.38% 32.94%)

OKLCH oklch(0.348966 0.141505 281.8494)

CSS --color: #332880;

Tints of #332880

Tints are lighter variations of #332880. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#EBEDFF #B3B6FF #8282E2 #5855B0 #332880

Shades of #332880

Shades are darker variations of #332880. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#332880 #27166E #1B005C #0F003D #050020

Tones of #332880

Tones reduce the chroma of #332880, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#332880 #332F72 #343463 #363754 #383945

Tonal range of #332880

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #332880 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#EBEDFF #B3B6FF #8282E2 #5855B0 #332880 #27166E #1B005C #0F003D #050020

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #EBEDFF;
    --color-200: #B3B6FF;
    --color-300: #8282E2;
    --color-400: #5855B0;
    --color-500: #332880;
    --color-600: #27166E;
    --color-700: #1B005C;
    --color-800: #0F003D;
    --color-900: #050020;
}

Colors that go with #332880

Color harmonies for #332880 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#332880 #423B00

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#003B6E #332880 #52196E

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#332880 #652100 #00462D

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#332880 #523300 #264400

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#332880 #710026 #423B00 #004442

CSS gradients with #332880

These gradients show how #332880 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#332880 #5D5EA1 #8F92C2 #C5C7E1 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #332880, #5D5EA1, #8F92C2, #C5C7E1, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#332880 #1F1855 #0D092E #02010B #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #332880, #1F1855, #0D092E, #02010B, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#332880 #003F5C #004442 #10461B #423B00

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #332880, #003F5C, #004442, #10461B, #423B00);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #332880. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

11.96:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Black text

1.76:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.0378 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #332880 as the background.

background-color: #332880;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #332880 in design

See how #332880 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#332880 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #332880 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#B3B6FF

#332880

#0F003D

Colors similar to #332880

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #332880, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#464099 #220D67 #341B91 #33306F #242D82 #3F237C #2D398F #35166F

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #332880 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #003A83 Deuteranopia #00347E Tritanopia #043F50

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #332880 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 6.0191
Y: 3.7795
Z: 20.8302

CIELAB

L*: 22.9287
a*: 31.5011
b*: -48.1229

OKLab

L: 0.348966
a: 0.029057
b: -0.13849

OKLCH

L: 0.348966
C: 0.141505
H: 281.8494°