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#21033F Color

#21033F is rgb(33, 3, 63) in RGB, hsl(270, 91%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 95%, 0%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#21033F
HEX#21033F
RGBrgb(33, 3, 63)
HSLhsl(270, 91%, 13%)
HSVhsv(270, 95%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 95%, 0%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(20.9% 0.104 300.1)
LABlab(6.37% 25.84 -31.71)
LCHlch(6.37% 40.90 309.17)

What #21033F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #21033F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#21033F Channel Values

How #21033F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 33 · G 3 · B 638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 91% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 95% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 95% · Y 0% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance18.27:1 vs white · 1.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #21033F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text18.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #21033F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #21033F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #21033F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #21033F.

How #21033F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#21033F
Protanopia#0B0B3F
Protanomaly#16083F
Deuteranopia#11113F
Deuteranomaly#190C3F
Tritanopia#181414
Tritanomaly#1C0F2B
Achromatopsia#151515

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #21033F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-21033f: #21033F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #21033F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-21033f': '#21033F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.129, green: 0.012, blue: 0.247)
Android XML<color name="color_21033f">#21033F</color>
SVG fillfill="#21033F"

More Purple Colors

#21033F sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#21033F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #21033F?

#21033F is a darkest purple — rgb(33, 3, 63) in RGB and hsl(270, 91%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.96.

What is the RGB value of #21033F?

#21033F is rgb(33, 3, 63) — red 33, green 3, and blue 63 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #21033F?

#21033F converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 95%, 0%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #21033F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #21033F scores 18.27:1 against white and 1.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #21033F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #21033F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 21.02, which is visibly different.

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