What color is #333488?

#333488 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Perfect Dark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333488?

The RGB value is 51, 52, 136: 51 red, 52 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333488?

The complementary color is #888733, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333488?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333488 color

#333488 rgb(51, 52, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #333488 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 20.4% green and 53.3% blue (51, 52, 136).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 45% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Perfect Dark (#313390), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#333488 color codes

HEX	`#333488`
RGB	`rgb(51, 52, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 20.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 45%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 63%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 62%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.55, 26.52, -47.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.55, 54.16, 299.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.036, 4.937, 23.87)`
Decimal	`3355784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333488, 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 #333488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #333488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333488; }
.text { color: #333488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 52 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333488, #5c3388); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #333488?: #333488 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Perfect Dark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333488?: The RGB value is 51, 52, 136: 51 red, 52 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333488?: The complementary color is #888733, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333488?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.