Palettes / Colors / #331B60

#331B60 — Deep Purple

#331B60 is a purple color we call Deep Purple, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: midnightblue (#191970) — not an exact match. CSS midnightblue gives you #191970, a different color; use #331B60 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.

#331B60 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #475F1B; it also sits naturally between #1B255F and #551B5F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 11% · Blue 38%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 62%

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

Previews

CSS code for #331B60

.text { color: #331B60; }
.background { background-color: #331B60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #331B60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 27, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 56%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #331B60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 27, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #331B60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 27, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#331B60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#331B60">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #475F1B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #331B60: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #331B60

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:

How #331B60 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #331B60 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #331B5F  ·  #331B61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #331B60?

#331B60 is Deep Purple, a purple color (RGB 51, 27, 96). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #331B60?

#331B60 is RGB 51, 27, 96 — HSL 261°, 56%, 24% — CMYK 47%, 72%, 0%, 62%.

What colors go with #331B60?

Its complement is #475F1B; analogous partners are #1B255F and #551B5F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #331B60 for text?

White text on #331B60 has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.47:1.