What color is #33375F?

#33375F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33375F?

The RGB value is 51, 55, 95: 51 red, 55 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33375F?

The complementary color is #5F5B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33375F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33375F color

#33375F rgb(51, 55, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #33375F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 21.6% green and 37.3% blue (51, 55, 95).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 30% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Escapade (#2B3458), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#33375F color codes

HEX	`#33375F`
RGB	`rgb(51, 55, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 21.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 30%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 46%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 42%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.52, 10.11, -24.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.52, 26.4, 292.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.796, 4.262, 11.394)`
Decimal	`3356511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33375F, 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 #33375F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33375F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #33375F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33375f; }
.text { color: #33375f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33375f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 55 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33375f, #45335f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #33375F?: #33375F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33375F?: The RGB value is 51, 55, 95: 51 red, 55 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33375F?: The complementary color is #5F5B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33375F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.