What color is #333552?

#333552 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 #333552?

The RGB value is 51, 53, 82: 51 red, 53 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333552?

The complementary color is #525033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333552?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333552 color

#333552 rgb(51, 53, 82)

Shades of blue

The hex color #333552 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 20.8% green and 32.2% blue (51, 53, 82).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 23% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 35% 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 11.85:1).

#333552 color codes

HEX	`#333552`
RGB	`rgb(51, 53, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 20.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 23%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 38%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 35%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.2, 7.25, -17.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.2, 19.33, 292.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.161, 3.859, 8.507)`
Decimal	`3355986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333552, 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 #333552	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333552 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #333552 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333552; }
.text { color: #333552; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333552; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 53 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333552, #413352); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #333552?: #333552 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 #333552?: The RGB value is 51, 53, 82: 51 red, 53 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333552?: The complementary color is #525033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333552?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.