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#331358 Color

#331358 is rgb(51, 19, 88) in RGB, hsl(268, 64%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 78%, 0%, 65%) 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 8.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#331358
HEX#331358
RGBrgb(51, 19, 88)
HSLhsl(268, 64%, 21%)
HSVhsv(268, 78%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 78%, 0%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(28% 0.116 300)
LABlab(14.37% 27.91 -35.84)
LCHlch(14.37% 45.43 307.91)

What #331358 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 #331358, 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.

#331358 Channel Values

How #331358 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 51 · G 19 · B 888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 64% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 78% · V 35%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 78% · Y 0% · K 65%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.27:1 vs white · 1.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #331358 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 text15.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #331358

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #331358; 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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Tints & Shades of #331358

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #331358.

How #331358 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#331358
Protanopia#1B1B58
Protanomaly#271858
Deuteranopia#212158
Deuteranomaly#291C58
Tritanopia#282424
Tritanomaly#2D1F3F
Achromatopsia#252525

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #331358 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-331358: #331358;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #331358;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-331358': '#331358' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.075, blue: 0.345)
Android XML<color name="color_331358">#331358</color>
SVG fillfill="#331358"

More Purple Colors

#331358 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#331358 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #331358?

#331358 is a dark purple — rgb(51, 19, 88) in RGB and hsl(268, 64%, 21%) 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 8.79.

What is the RGB value of #331358?

#331358 is rgb(51, 19, 88) — red 51, green 19, and blue 88 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #331358?

#331358 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 78%, 0%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #331358 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #331358 scores 15.27:1 against white and 1.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #331358 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #331358 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 15.2, which is visibly different.

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