What color is #332A71?

#332A71 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Indie Go. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332A71?

The RGB value is 51, 42, 113: 51 red, 42 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332A71?

The complementary color is #68712A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332A71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332A71 color

#332A71 rgb(51, 42, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #332A71 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 16.5% green and 44.3% blue (51, 42, 113).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 46% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Indie Go (#2E2364), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#332A71 color codes

HEX	`#332A71`
RGB	`rgb(51, 42, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 16.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 46%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 63%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 63%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.13, 25.13, -39.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.13, 47.13, 302.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.173, 3.552, 16.033)`
Decimal	`3353201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332A71, 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 #332A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #332A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332a71; }
.text { color: #332a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 42 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332a71, #572a71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #332A71?: #332A71 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Indie Go. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332A71?: The RGB value is 51, 42, 113: 51 red, 42 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332A71?: The complementary color is #68712A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332A71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.