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#331E71 — Purple

#331E71 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 #331E71 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.

#331E71 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 #5C711E; it also sits naturally between #1E3371 and #5C1E71. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#331E71 · RGB 51, 30, 113

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Color values

HEX#331E71
RGB51, 30, 113
HSL255°, 58%, 28%
HSV255°, 73%, 44%
CMYK55%, 73%, 0%, 56%
XYZ4.81, 2.82, 15.91
Yxy2.82, 0.2043, 0.1199
CIE-Lab19.33, 32.67, -44.44
Hunter Lab16.81, 22.93, -47.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 12% · Blue 44%

Cyan 55% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 0% · Key 56%

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

Previews

Sample text in #331E71 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #331E71 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #331E71

.text { color: #331E71; }
.background { background-color: #331E71; }
.border { border: 3px solid #331E71; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 30, 113); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 58%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #331E71; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 30, 113, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #331E71; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 30, 113, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#331E71">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#331E71">Div content here</div>

Shades of #331E71

#2F1C69#2A195D#261655#211349#1D1140#190F38#140C2C#100A24#0B0618#070410

Tints of #331E71

#3F258D#4C2DA9#5733C1#6B4ACF#8266D6#9982DE#B09EE5#C4B6EC#DBD3F3#F2EFFB

Tones of #331E71

#36246B#392A65#3C305F#3E3659#413B54#45424D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5C711E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text13.42:1 AAA
Against black text1.56:1 Fails

Best text color on #331E71: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #331E71

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 #331E71: ·

How #331E71 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #2A2A5DDeuteranopia · #2B2D58Tritanopia · #324D4A

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:

Tailwind slate 600 · #475569Tailwind gray 600 · #4B5563Tailwind zinc 600 · #52525B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #331E71 rather than the exact color:

Tender Ruby Meadow
#206241 · #225C7A · #302173 · #2B0F2A
Rustic Ruby Horizon
#40682E · #1B8052 · #142733 · #362370
Royal Dusk
#115132 · #12374C · #33256D · #742270
Palette F2afef
#F2AFEF · #C499F3 · #7360DF · #33186B
Dreamy Zephyr
#5B8BCF · #2D1F77 · #882CAE · #8C2770
Palette 17153b
#17153B · #2E236C · #433D8B · #C8ACD6

Similar colors

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

#302173#362370#33256D#33186B#2D1F77#2E236C#371D79#302579#2C176C#3D1E6C#3B2575#282473

Browse neighbouring colors

← #331E70  ·  #331E72 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #331E71?

#331E71 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 51, 30, 113). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #331E71?

#331E71 is RGB 51, 30, 113 — HSL 255°, 58%, 28% — CMYK 55%, 73%, 0%, 56%.

What colors go with #331E71?

Its complement is #5C711E; analogous partners are #1E3371 and #5C1E71. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #331E71 for text?

White text on #331E71 has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.56:1.