Information about Rockies Purple color

#33006F - Rockies Purple color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #33006F, known as "Rockies Purple", is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Full Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(51, 0, 111) — 20% red, 0% green, 43.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 44 / 0 / 56. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#33006F presents itself as a pure, full-strength twilight violet — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Christalle (#33036B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deep Violet (#330066) and ACE Blue (#290177).

The recipe behind #33006F is rgb(51, 0, 111), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #33006F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Rockies Purple" in the Register.

Rockies Purple color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Rockies Purple color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Rockies Purple

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Christalle color link
Christalle

#33036B

Deep Violet color link
Deep Violet

#330066

ACE Blue color link
ACE Blue

#290177

PHCH color link
PHCH

#201173

Royal Navy color link
Royal Navy

#1A0076

Ripe Plum color link
Ripe Plum

#410056

Pixie Powder color link
Pixie Powder

#391285

Rockies Purple color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#33006F
  • RGB51, 0, 111
  • CMYK24, 44, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(51, 0, 111)
  • HSL268°, 100%, 22%
  • HSL Precise267.568°, 100%, 21.765%
  • HSV268°, 100%, 44%
  • HSB268°, 100%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.200, 0.000, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.200, 0.000, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.200, 0.000, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB20%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID33006F
  • DECIMAL ID3342447
  • Name Length14
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