Close to Plum Purple
#270331
#270331 is a very dark, vivid purple, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 15.3% red, 1.2% green, and 19.2% blue. Its hue is 287°, with 88% saturation and 10% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #270331.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.14:1 FailThis color as text on white
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1.14:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #270331 as they’d see it.
#270331 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #270331
What color is #270331?
#270331 is a very dark, vivid purple, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 15.3% red, 1.2% green, and 19.2% blue. Its hue is 287°, with 88% saturation and 10% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #270331 in RGB?
#270331 is rgb(39, 3, 49): 39 red, 3 green, and 49 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #270331 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(20, 94, 0, 81). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #270331?
PANTONE 2618 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #270331?
Its complement #071900 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.