What color is #333A68?

#333A68 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333A68?

The RGB value is 51, 58, 104: 51 red, 58 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333A68?

The complementary color is #686133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333A68 color

#333A68 rgb(51, 58, 104)

Shades of blue

The hex color #333A68 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 22.7% green and 40.8% blue (51, 58, 104).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 34% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Good Karma (#333C76), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#333A68 color codes

HEX	`#333A68`
RGB	`rgb(51, 58, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 22.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 34%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 51%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 44%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.95, 11.12, -27.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.95, 30.08, 291.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.376, 4.729, 13.724)`
Decimal	`3357288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333A68, 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 #333A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #333A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333a68; }
.text { color: #333a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 58 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333a68, #473368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #333A68?: #333A68 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333A68?: The RGB value is 51, 58, 104: 51 red, 58 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333A68?: The complementary color is #686133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.