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#331F60 — Deep Muted Purple

#331F60 is a purple color we call Deep Muted 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 #331F60 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.

#331F60 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 #4D601F; it also sits naturally between #1F2C60 and #531F60. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#331F60 · RGB 51, 31, 96

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Color values

HEX#331F60
RGB51, 31, 96
HSL258°, 51%, 25%
HSV258°, 68%, 38%
CMYK47%, 68%, 0%, 62%
XYZ3.97, 2.53, 11.35
Yxy2.53, 0.2223, 0.1417
CIE-Lab18.05, 26.68, -35.41
Hunter Lab15.90, 17.83, -33.27

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 12% · Blue 38%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 0% · Key 62%

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

Previews

Sample text in #331F60 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #331F60 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #331F60

.text { color: #331F60; }
.background { background-color: #331F60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #331F60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 31, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 51%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #331F60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 31, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #331F60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 31, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#331F60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#331F60">Div content here</div>

Shades of #331F60

#2F1D59#2B1A51#271849#231541#1E133A#180F2E#140C27#100A1F#0C0717#08050F

Tints of #331F60

#41287B#4F3196#5D39B1#6F4AC4#8769CE#9D84D7#B29FE0#C8BAE9#DDD5F1#F3F0FA

Tones of #331F60

#35245C#372957#382D52#3A324E#3C3649#3E3B44

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4D601F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text13.95:1 AAA
Against black text1.51:1 Fails

Best text color on #331F60: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #331F60

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 #331F60: ·

How #331F60 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #2A2A50Deuteranopia · #2C2D4CTritanopia · #324441

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:

Bootstrap dark · #212529Tailwind slate 600 · #475569Tailwind gray 600 · #4B5563

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #331F60 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Monsoon
#371E57 · #62235F · #922D50 · #AF5A3E
Velvet Ruby Orchard
#3FC781 · #174C53 · #2F50AD · #331E56
Palette 392467
#392467 · #5D3587 · #A367B1 · #FFD1E3
Palette 2a0944
#2A0944 · #3B185F · #A12568 · #FEC260
Radiant Ruby Ember
#291A5E · #6C1962 · #42201F · #24230F
Cosmic Ruby Dusk
#3E2CA0 · #3F215F · #763485 · #B1329E

Similar colors

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

#371E57#331E56#392467#3B185F#291A5E#3F215F#282066#3B1561#33186B#281C59#2E236C#3E1E68

Browse neighbouring colors

← #331F5F  ·  #331F61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #331F60?

#331F60 is Deep Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 51, 31, 96). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #331F60?

#331F60 is RGB 51, 31, 96 — HSL 258°, 51%, 25% — CMYK 47%, 68%, 0%, 62%.

What colors go with #331F60?

Its complement is #4D601F; analogous partners are #1F2C60 and #531F60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #331F60 for text?

White text on #331F60 has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.51:1.