Deep Violet Color

#330066

Deep Violet is deep, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, mid cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #cf9
Complementary Color #360
Color Shade: warm blue (270° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 20% (better contrasting with white)
Deep Violet Color Sample
Deep Violet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #330066

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Violet Color. The Invasive Indigo color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Indigo (#4b0082) for more calm effect. Try Pigment Indigo as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#360 is the best complementary color to Deep Violet. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #306 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #006 and #660065. Thus found on the left and right of #306 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Black Haze and Pompadour colors as they work well with Deep Violet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Deep Violet palette consists of #060 and #656600 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#360). Try White and Verdun Green colors in combination with #306, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #306 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Deep Violet. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Deep Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and Blue Stone split by 90° on the color wheel. #306 square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and mid cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Violet tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#360) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Midnight Blue – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #630 and #003266.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #330066 is made of 33% red, 0% green and 67% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Violet has a hue angle of 270°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 20%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #330066 is made of 20% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black ink.

HEX #330066
RGB Decimal rgb(51,0,102)
RGB Percentage 33%, 0%, 67%
CMYK 20, 40, 0, 60
HSL hsl(270,100%,20%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(270,100%,40%)
CIE-LAB lab(13.6096,42.793,-46.6499)
XYZ xyz(3.7635,1.6631,12.693)
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