What color is #33415E?

#33415E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bonne Nuit. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33415E?

The RGB value is 51, 65, 94: 51 red, 65 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33415E?

The complementary color is #5E5033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33415E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33415E color

#33415E rgb(51, 65, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #33415E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 25.5% green and 36.9% blue (51, 65, 94).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 30% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Bonne Nuit (#3A4866), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#33415E color codes

HEX	`#33415E`
RGB	`rgb(51, 65, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 25.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 30%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 46%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 31%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.55, 3, -18.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.55, 19.22, 278.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.275, 5.292, 11.331)`
Decimal	`3359070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33415E, 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 #33415E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33415E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #33415E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33415e; }
.text { color: #33415e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33415e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 65 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33415e, #3b335e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #33415E?: #33415E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bonne Nuit. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33415E?: The RGB value is 51, 65, 94: 51 red, 65 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33415E?: The complementary color is #5E5033, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33415E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.