Palettes / Colors / #331B79

#331B79 — Purple

#331B79 is a purple color we call 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 #331B79 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.

#331B79 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 #62791B; it also sits naturally between #1B3279 and #621B79. 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 47%

Cyan 58% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 0% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #331B79

.text { color: #331B79; }
.background { background-color: #331B79; }
.border { border: 3px solid #331B79; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 27, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 64%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #331B79; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 27, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #331B79; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 27, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#331B79">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#331B79">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #62791B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #331B79: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #331B79

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 #331B79 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 #331B79 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

← #331B78  ·  #331B7A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #331B79?

#331B79 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 51, 27, 121). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #331B79?

#331B79 is RGB 51, 27, 121 — HSL 255°, 64%, 29% — CMYK 58%, 78%, 0%, 53%.

What colors go with #331B79?

Its complement is #62791B; analogous partners are #1B3279 and #621B79. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #331B79 for text?

White text on #331B79 has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.57:1.