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#330C90 — Vivid Purple

#330C90 is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Indigo (#4B0082). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indigo (#4B0082) — not an exact match. CSS indigo gives you #4B0082, a different color; use #330C90 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#330C90 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6A920C; it also sits naturally between #0C2792 and #770C92. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#330C90 · RGB 51, 12, 144

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Color values

HEX#330C90
RGB51, 12, 144
HSL258°, 85%, 31%
HSV258°, 92%, 56%
CMYK65%, 92%, 0%, 44%
XYZ6.53, 2.98, 26.62
Yxy2.98, 0.1808, 0.0825
CIE-Lab19.97, 49.77, -63.04
Hunter Lab17.26, 38.84, -83.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 5% · Blue 56%

Cyan 65% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 0% · Key 44%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #330C90 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #330C90 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #330C90

.text { color: #330C90; }
.background { background-color: #330C90; }
.border { border: 3px solid #330C90; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 12, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 85%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #330C90; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 12, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #330C90; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 12, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#330C90">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#330C90">Div content here</div>

Shades of #330C90

#2F0B84#2C0A7B#27096D#22085E#1E0755#190647#140539#0F032A#0C0321#070213

Tints of #330C90

#400FB3#4A11D0#5818EC#6C34EF#8455F1#9871F4#B092F6#C5AFF8#DDD0FB#F1ECFD

Tones of #330C90

#381589#3C1F7F#402876#44336C#473C62#4B4659

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6A920C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text13.16:1 AAA
Against black text1.60:1 Fails

Best text color on #330C90: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #330C90

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #330C90: ·

How #330C90 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #222270Deuteranopia · #242768Tritanopia · #315751

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7Tailwind slate 600 · #475569

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #330C90 rather than the exact color:

Silent Ruby Terrace
#2F0C88 · #7357F0 · #C6F15A · #E2EF94
Burning Solace
#3B0F88 · #A10FA3 · #8A1544 · #D94D26
Amber Ruby
#3E0F8D · #9564DD · #E4DA72 · #EEEEEE
Vivid Ruby Dusk
#2D1488 · #E3613D · #1FD647 · #C7B4EC
Palette 360982
#360982 · #B72A67 · #FF9797 · #FDE8CB
Gentle Aurora
#3151E3 · #2E1A95 · #831CE6 · #63186F

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#2F0C88#3B0F88#3E0F8D#2D1488#360982#2E1A95#360185#3A1A95#241297#311984#301781#450693

Browse neighbouring colors

← #330C8F  ·  #330C91 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #330C90?

#330C90 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 51, 12, 144). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #330C90?

#330C90 is RGB 51, 12, 144 — HSL 258°, 85%, 31% — CMYK 65%, 92%, 0%, 44%.

What colors go with #330C90?

Its complement is #6A920C; analogous partners are #0C2792 and #770C92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #330C90 for text?

White text on #330C90 has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.60:1.