What color is #332E4E?

#332E4E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #332E4E?

The RGB value is 51, 46, 78: 51 red, 46 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #332E4E?

The complementary color is #494E2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #332E4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#332E4E color

#332E4E rgb(51, 46, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #332E4E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 18% green and 30.6% blue (51, 46, 78).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 26% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#332E4E color codes

HEX	`#332E4E`
RGB	`rgb(51, 46, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 18%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 26%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 41%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 41%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.86, 10.85, -18.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.86, 21.8, 299.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.717, 3.208, 7.63)`
Decimal	`3354190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #332E4E, 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 #332E4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#332E4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #332E4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #332e4e; }
.text { color: #332e4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332e4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 46 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #332e4e, #432e4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #332E4E?: #332E4E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #332E4E?: The RGB value is 51, 46, 78: 51 red, 46 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #332E4E?: The complementary color is #494E2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #332E4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.