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#33334E closest to Shuriken

#33334E is a dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Shuriken. In the RGB color model it is made of 20.0% red, 20.0% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(51, 51, 78)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 21% saturation and 25% lightness, and in CMYK it is 35% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. #33334E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.18:1.

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Variations of #33334E

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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#33334E 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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#33334E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #33334E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #2A354D
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2B364F
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2D354F
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #2A354D
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #2D344E
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #2C383D
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #313547
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #353535
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #35353D

#33334E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.18:1 Super#33334E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.72:1 Very poor#33334E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#33334E in CSS

/* Shuriken */
.color { color: #33334E; }
.background { background-color: #33334E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #33334E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(51 51 78);
color: hsl(240 21% 25%);
color: oklch(0.334 0.047 283.5);

#33334E FAQ

What color is #33334E?

#33334E is a dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Shuriken. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #33334E?

#33334E is rgb(51, 51, 78) in RGB, hsl(240, 21%, 25%) in HSL and cmyk(35%, 35%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #33334E?

The complementary color of #33334E is #4E4E33, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #33334E?

White text has the best contrast on #33334E: 12.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #33334E a warm or cool color?

#33334E is a cool color.