Deep Violet (#330066)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 15.76:1 — vs black: 1.33:1

Color values

HEX #330066
RGB rgb(51, 0, 102)
HSL hsl(270, 100%, 40%)
CMYK cmyk( 50, 100, 0, 60 )

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Tags

Mood

Bold (205) Romantic (190)

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #330066 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Deep Violet
#330066 Base

#336600

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Deep Violet
#330066 Base

#000066

#660066

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Deep Violet
#330066 Base

#663300

#006633

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Deep Violet
#330066 Base

#666600

Pakistan Green
#006600

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Deep Violet
#330066 Base

#660000

#336600

#006666

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Deep Violet
#330066 Base

#0D001A

#1F003D

#47008F

#5900B3

#8000FF

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Deep Violet, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0D001A

— #140029

— #1C0038

— #240047

— #2B0057

Deep Violet #330066 Base

— #5900B3

— #8000FF

— #A64DFF

Pale Violet #CC99FF

— #F2E6FF

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #330066. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #330066;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #330066;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #330066;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #330066,
        #66CC00
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #330066,
        #66CC00
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$deep-violet: #330066;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$deep-violet-r: 51;
$deep-violet-g: 0;
$deep-violet-b: 102;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $deep-violet;
    color: rgba($deep-violet-r, $deep-violet-g, $deep-violet-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Deep Violet appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #330066 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #191966 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #0C0C66 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #212323 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #232323 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Deep Violet ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Deep Violet #330066 Base

Persian Indigo #32127A ΔE 4.25

Indigo #4B0082 ΔE 5.38

Navy Blue #000080 ΔE 6.49

Midnight Blue #191970 ΔE 6.75

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.