What color is #33324A?

#33324A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33324A?

The RGB value is 51, 50, 74: 51 red, 50 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33324A?

The complementary color is #494A32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33324A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33324A color

#33324A rgb(51, 50, 74)

Shades of blue

The hex color #33324A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 19.6% green and 29% blue (51, 50, 74).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 19% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#33324A color codes

HEX	`#33324A`
RGB	`rgb(51, 50, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 19.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 19%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 32%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 32%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.87, 6.86, -14.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.87, 16.17, 295.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.742, 3.479, 6.952)`
Decimal	`3355210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33324A, 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 #33324A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33324A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #33324A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33324a; }
.text { color: #33324a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33324a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 50 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33324a, #3f324a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #33324A?: #33324A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33324A?: The RGB value is 51, 50, 74: 51 red, 50 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33324A?: The complementary color is #494A32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33324A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.