What color is #332B79?

#332B79 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Space Rodeo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332B79?

The RGB value is 51, 43, 121: 51 red, 43 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332B79?

The complementary color is #71792B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332B79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332B79 color

#332B79 rgb(51, 43, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #332B79 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 16.9% green and 47.5% blue (51, 43, 121).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 48% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Deep Space Rodeo (#332277), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.92:1).

#332B79 color codes

HEX	`#332B79`
RGB	`rgb(51, 43, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 16.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 48%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 64%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 64%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.04, 27.2, -43.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.04, 51.31, 302.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.679, 3.812, 18.522)`
Decimal	`3353465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332B79, 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 #332B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #332B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332b79; }
.text { color: #332b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 43 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332b79, #5a2b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #332B79?: #332B79 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Space Rodeo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332B79?: The RGB value is 51, 43, 121: 51 red, 43 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332B79?: The complementary color is #71792B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332B79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.