What color is #3377CC?

#3377CC is a moderate azure known as Fading Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fading Night?

The RGB value is 51, 119, 204: 51 red, 119 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fading Night?

The complementary color is #CC8833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3377CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fading Night color: hex code #3377CC

#3377CC rgb(51, 119, 204)

Shades of blue

Fading Night has the hex code #3377CC. It is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 46.7% green and 80% blue (51, 119, 204).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 60% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

Fading Night (#3377CC) color codes

HEX	`#3377CC`
RGB	`rgb(51, 119, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 46.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 60%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 75%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 42%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.8, 7.98, -50.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.8, 50.82, 279.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.857, 18.255, 59.645)`
Decimal	`3373004`
Short hex	`#37C`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fading Night, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3377CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3377CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3377CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3377cc; }
.text { color: #3377cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3377cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 119 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3377cc, #3c33cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

See #3377CC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3377CC?: #3377CC is a moderate azure known as Fading Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fading Night?: The RGB value is 51, 119, 204: 51 red, 119 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fading Night?: The complementary color is #CC8833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3377CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.