What color is #333351?

#333351 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 #333351?

The RGB value is 51, 51, 81: 51 red, 51 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333351?

The complementary color is #515133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333351?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333351 color

#333351 rgb(51, 51, 81)

Shades of blue

The hex color #333351 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 20% green and 31.8% blue (51, 51, 81).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 23% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#333351 color codes

HEX	`#333351`
RGB	`rgb(51, 51, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 20%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 23%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 37%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 37%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.53, 8.32, -18.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.53, 20.09, 294.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.034, 3.665, 8.278)`
Decimal	`3355473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333351, 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 #333351	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333351 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #333351 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333351; }
.text { color: #333351; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333351; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 51 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333351, #423351); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #333351?: #333351 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 #333351?: The RGB value is 51, 51, 81: 51 red, 51 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333351?: The complementary color is #515133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333351?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.