What color is #33042E?

#33042E is a very dark, vivid purple. In RGB it is rgb(51, 4, 46), and in HSL hsl(306, 85%, 11%).

Is #33042E accessible as text?

On white, #33042E has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.20:1 (fails). For text placed on #33042E, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #33042E?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mauve-900 (#1D161E).

What colors go well with #33042E?

#33042E pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #043409. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #33042E below.

Is #33042E good for buttons?

#33042E works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #33042E — black text only reaches 1.20:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #33042E the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #33042E is not the CSS named color midnightblue, but midnightblue (#191970) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#33042E Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #33042E

Not just a swatch — here's how #33042E works with other colors. Named schemes with #33042E in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #33042E Secondary #7D472E Surface #ECD8C1 Accent #464F38 Anchor #592233

Deep Purple plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #33042E Secondary #BA6033 Accent #7E7540 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2922

This palette keeps Deep Purple as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #33042E Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F0E7 Secondary #BCADA1 Ink #2B2723

Deep Purple sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #33042E Anchor #141210 Accent #D69A52 Secondary #2F252D Surface #F3EDE3

Deep Purple carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #33042E Secondary #4A3946 Support #9C9087 Ink #18140F

Deep Purple is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Deep Purple carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #33042E actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 56/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 21/100

Low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 77/100

High

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 4/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 43/100

Moderate

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 80/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 36/100

Low

Recognisable but shares space with nearby hues.

UI accent fit 19/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 42/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 90/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #33042E

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For branding

For interior

For fashion

People also use #33042E with

Russian Violet Oxblood Sacramento Green Gainsboro Eggplant

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 17.5:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #EDB6E8 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #34041F — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #33042E at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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Export

:root {
  --color-base: #33042E;
  --color-base-rgb: 51 4 46;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(22.7% 0.092 333.0);
  --color-50: #FEF0FD;
  --color-100: #FDD8F9;
  --color-200: #F9B4F2;
  --color-300: #EE81E3;
  --color-400: #DF53D1;
  --color-500: #C530B6;
  --color-600: #962C8B;
  --color-700: #6A2563;
  --color-800: #451C41;
  --color-900: #2A1328;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  deep-purple: {
    50: '#FEF0FD',
    100: '#FDD8F9',
    200: '#F9B4F2',
    300: '#EE81E3',
    400: '#DF53D1',
    500: '#C530B6',
    600: '#962C8B',
    700: '#6A2563',
    800: '#451C41',
    900: '#2A1328',
  },
}

$base: #33042E;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FEF0FD;
$base-100: #FDD8F9;
$base-200: #F9B4F2;
$base-300: #EE81E3;
$base-400: #DF53D1;
$base-500: #C530B6;
$base-600: #962C8B;
$base-700: #6A2563;
$base-800: #451C41;
$base-900: #2A1328;
$base-hover: #2A0326;
$base-subtle: #E78FDE;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#33042E",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FEF0FD",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#FDD8F9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#F9B4F2",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#EE81E3",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#DF53D1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#C530B6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#962C8B",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#6A2563",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#451C41",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#2A1328",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}