Close to Ink Blue
#33283F
#33283F is a very dark, muted purple, close to the color Ink Blue. In RGB it’s made of 20% red, 15.7% green, and 24.7% blue. Its hue is 269°, with 22% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #33283F.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette builder →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette builder →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
13.85:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.52:1 FailThis color as text on white
13.85:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.52:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #33283F as they’d see it.
#33283F in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Brands with a similar color
Brand names identify the brands only; no affiliation. Test yourself in Brand Colors.
Questions about #33283F
What color is #33283F?
#33283F is a very dark, muted purple, close to the color Ink Blue. In RGB it’s made of 20% red, 15.7% green, and 24.7% blue. Its hue is 269°, with 22% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #33283F in RGB?
#33283F is rgb(51, 40, 63): 51 red, 40 green, and 63 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #33283F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(19, 37, 0, 75). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #33283F?
PANTONE 433 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #33283F?
Its complement #253019 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.