What color is #33334C?

#33334C 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 #33334C?

The RGB value is 51, 51, 76: 51 red, 51 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33334C?

The complementary color is #4C4C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33334C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33334C color

#33334C rgb(51, 51, 76)

Shades of blue

The hex color #33334C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 20% green and 29.8% blue (51, 51, 76).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% 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 12.22:1).

#33334C color codes

HEX	`#33334C`
RGB	`rgb(51, 51, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 20%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 33%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 33%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.28, 6.77, -15.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.28, 16.78, 293.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.853, 3.593, 7.327)`
Decimal	`3355468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33334C, 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 #33334C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33334C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #33334C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33334c; }
.text { color: #33334c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33334c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 51 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33334c, #40334c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #33334C?: #33334C 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 #33334C?: The RGB value is 51, 51, 76: 51 red, 51 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33334C?: The complementary color is #4C4C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33334C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.