What color is #33344D?

#33344D 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 #33344D?

The RGB value is 51, 52, 77: 51 red, 52 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33344D?

The complementary color is #4D4C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33344D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33344D color

#33344D rgb(51, 52, 77)

Shades of blue

The hex color #33344D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 20.4% green and 30.2% blue (51, 52, 77).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#33344D color codes

HEX	`#33344D`
RGB	`rgb(51, 52, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 20.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 34%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 32%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.64, 6.39, -15.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.64, 16.73, 292.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.932, 3.696, 7.526)`
Decimal	`3355725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33344D, 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 #33344D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33344D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #33344D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33344d; }
.text { color: #33344d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33344d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 52 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33344d, #3f334d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #33344D?: #33344D 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 #33344D?: The RGB value is 51, 52, 77: 51 red, 52 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33344D?: The complementary color is #4D4C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33344D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.