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#331CBB closest to Galactic Highway

#331CBB is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Galactic Highway. In the RGB color model it is made of 20.0% red, 11.0% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(51, 28, 187)). Its HSL value is 249° hue, 74% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 73% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #331CBB is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.37:1.

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Variations of #331CBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#331CBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#331CBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #331CBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0039B8
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0047BF
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003EBD
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0039B8
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0033BA
  • Tritanopia 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00516F
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #14399E
  • Achromatopsia 55% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #404040
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3D3970

#331CBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.37:1 Very good#331CBB text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.02:1 Very poor#331CBB text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#331CBB in CSS

/* Galactic Highway */
.color { color: #331CBB; }
.background { background-color: #331CBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #331CBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(51 28 187);
color: hsl(249 74% 42%);
color: oklch(0.397 0.224 275.4);

#331CBB FAQ

What color is #331CBB?

#331CBB is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Galactic Highway. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #331CBB?

#331CBB is rgb(51, 28, 187) in RGB, hsl(249, 74%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(73%, 85%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #331CBB?

The complementary color of #331CBB is #A4BB1C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #331CBB?

White text has the best contrast on #331CBB: 10.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #331CBB a warm or cool color?

#331CBB is a cool color.