What color is #333B60?

#333B60 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #333B60?

The RGB value is 51, 59, 96: 51 red, 59 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #333B60?

The complementary color is #605833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #333B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#333B60 color

#333B60 rgb(51, 59, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #333B60 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 23.1% green and 37.6% blue (51, 59, 96).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 31% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#333B60 color codes

HEX	`#333B60`
RGB	`rgb(51, 59, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 23.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 31%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 47%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 39%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.79, 7.71, -23.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.79, 24.29, 288.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.04, 4.676, 11.701)`
Decimal	`3357536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #333B60, 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 #333B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#333B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #333B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #333b60; }
.text { color: #333b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #333b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 59 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #333b60, #423360); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #333B60?: #333B60 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #333B60?: The RGB value is 51, 59, 96: 51 red, 59 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #333B60?: The complementary color is #605833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #333B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.