What color is #330C23?

#330C23 is a very dark pink. In RGB it is rgb(51, 12, 35), and in HSL hsl(325, 62%, 12%).

Is #330C23 accessible as text?

On white, #330C23 has a contrast ratio of 17.25:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.22:1 (fails). For text placed on #330C23, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #330C23?

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

What colors go well with #330C23?

#330C23 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #0C321B. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #330C23 below.

Is #330C23 good for buttons?

#330C23 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #330C23 — black text only reaches 1.22:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #330C23 the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #330C23 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.

#330C23 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #330C23

Not just a swatch — here's how #330C23 works with other colors. Named schemes with #330C23 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #330C23 Secondary #7D472C Surface #EBD8C1 Accent #454F38 Anchor #5A2232

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 #330C23 Secondary #B96030 Accent #7C7541 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 #330C23 Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F1E7 Secondary #BCAEA0 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 #330C23 Anchor #141210 Accent #D59B51 Secondary #31252B 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 #330C23 Secondary #4A3B42 Support #9C9087 Ink #17140F

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 #330C23 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 60/100

Neutral

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

Softness 23/100

Low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 75/100

High

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

Naturalness 11/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 42/100

Moderate

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 77/100

High

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

Brand distinctiveness 27/100

Low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 17/100

Very low

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

Surface fit 49/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 92/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #330C23

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For branding

For interior

For fashion

People also use #330C23 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 17.2:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #E6BED5 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #320C15 — 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 #330C23 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #330C23;
  --color-base-rgb: 51 12 35;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(23.1% 0.070 347.5);
  --color-50: #FDF2F8;
  --color-100: #F8DDED;
  --color-200: #EFBDDA;
  --color-300: #E090BE;
  --color-400: #CC66A2;
  --color-500: #B14483;
  --color-600: #873A67;
  --color-700: #602E4C;
  --color-800: #3F2233;
  --color-900: #271620;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  deep-purple: {
    50: '#FDF2F8',
    100: '#F8DDED',
    200: '#EFBDDA',
    300: '#E090BE',
    400: '#CC66A2',
    500: '#B14483',
    600: '#873A67',
    700: '#602E4C',
    800: '#3F2233',
    900: '#271620',
  },
}

$base: #330C23;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FDF2F8;
$base-100: #F8DDED;
$base-200: #EFBDDA;
$base-300: #E090BE;
$base-400: #CC66A2;
$base-500: #B14483;
$base-600: #873A67;
$base-700: #602E4C;
$base-800: #3F2233;
$base-900: #271620;
$base-hover: #28091B;
$base-subtle: #DB9CC1;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#330C23",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FDF2F8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#F8DDED",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#EFBDDA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#E090BE",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#CC66A2",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#B14483",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#873A67",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#602E4C",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#3F2233",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#271620",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}