#332266Dark Dreams (#332266) is a very dark, soft purple with an OKLCH hue of 290°, lightness 0.32 and chroma 0.114. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #332266 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 34, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 50%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 67%, 40%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 67%, 0%, 60%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(19.3 26.7 -37.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.315 0.114 290) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dark Dreams shifts subtly: leans toward magenta; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#352260 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#352364 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#332266 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#332267 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Dark Dreams in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 13.45:1 and against black 1.56:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#9892c6 · #746ba6 · #524685 · #332266 · #17013e · #02000f
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#315181 · #313b76 · #332266 · #300e4a · #27002e · #180012
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#bf94ae · #847bb8 · #934b7a · #613f55 · #332266 · #1b0a42
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c9cb70 · #6c688d · #4e4c60 · #332266 · #181031 · #03010e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f2f3e7 · #b5b4c4 · #7d7e76 · #484757 · #332266 · #1c1d13
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f2f3e7 · #cacbbd · #9d9e8e · #252612 · #050500 · #332266
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f6f3cc · #71f191 · #9364a9 · #424936 · #332266 · #000a34
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f3f4da · #d5b071 · #578d4a · #614300 · #332266 · #0c2206
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee5 · #e6a581 · #119373 · #005742 · #332266 · #301201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffedec · #ea9f9e · #828324 · #005458 · #332266 · #1e1e00
#4E4381 · #6C649C · #8C86B7 · #ADA9D2 · #D0CDEE
#2B1C59 · #24154D · #1C0F40 · #150934 · #0F0529
#32275B · #312B50 · #312E45
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.