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#33178E

#33178e ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#33178e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 9.02% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.08% cyan, 83.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 254.12°, with 72.12% saturation and 32.35% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0327

Complementary

  1. #33178e
  2. #728e17

Split complementary

  1. #33178e
  2. #8e6e17
  3. #368e17

Analogous

  1. #17368e
  2. #33178e
  3. #6e178e

Triadic

  1. #33178e
  2. #8e3317
  3. #178e33

Tetradic

  1. #33178e
  2. #8e1772
  3. #728e17
  4. #178e33

Square

  1. #33178e
  2. #8e1736
  3. #728e17
  4. #178e6e

Monochromatic

  1. #060312
  2. #1b0c4c
  3. #33178e
  4. #4b22d0
  5. #7a5ae4

Shades

#33178e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #33178e
  2. #2e1580
  3. #291272
  4. #241063
  5. #1f0e55
  6. #1a0c47
  7. #140939
  8. #0f072b
  9. #0a051c
  10. #05020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#33178e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #33178e
  2. #472e99
  3. #5c45a5
  4. #705db0
  5. #8574bb
  6. #998bc7
  7. #ada2d2
  8. #c2b9dd
  9. #d6d1e8
  10. #ebe8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#33178e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #33178e
  2. #3b228d
  3. #422c8b
  4. #4a378a
  5. #524188
  6. #5a4c87
  7. #615686
  8. #696184
  9. #716b83
  10. #787681
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #332a64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003691 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002e8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003c54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002d90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00278d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #173170 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-33178e {
  color: #33178e;
}
Background
.bg-33178e {
  background-color: #33178e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-33178e {
  border: 2px solid #33178e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #33178e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 23 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 72% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-33178e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #33178e, #6e178e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-33178e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 23 142 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.17 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.12 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.51 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.92 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.09 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.21 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.63 #cce871 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#33178e  rgb(51, 23, 142)  hsl(254, 72%, 32%)  Persian Indigo
#728e17  rgb(114, 142, 23)  hsl(74, 72%, 32%)  Olive Drab
#8e3317  rgb(142, 51, 23)  hsl(14, 72%, 32%)  Kobe
#178e33  rgb(23, 142, 51)  hsl(134, 72%, 32%)  Forest Green