331EAE

#331EAE closest to Galactic Highway

#331EAE is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Galactic Highway. In the RGB color model it is made of 20.0% red, 11.8% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(51, 30, 174)). Its HSL value is 249° hue, 71% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 71% cyan, 83% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. #331EAE is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.84:1.

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Variations of #331EAE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

How #331EAE 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 #0037AC
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0043B2
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003BB0
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0037AC
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0032AD
  • Tritanopia 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #004C68
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #1B3693
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #3D3D3D
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3B3769

#331EAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.84:1 Very good#331EAE text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.94:1 Very poor#331EAE text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#331EAE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(51 30 174);
color: hsl(249 71% 40%);
color: oklch(0.384 0.208 276.7);

#331EAE FAQ

What color is #331EAE?

#331EAE 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 #331EAE?

#331EAE is rgb(51, 30, 174) in RGB, hsl(249, 71%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(71%, 83%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #331EAE?

The complementary color of #331EAE is #99AE1E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #331EAE?

White text has the best contrast on #331EAE: 10.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #331EAE a warm or cool color?

#331EAE is a cool color.