What color is #3341E8?

#3341E8 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Vibrant Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3341E8?

The RGB value is 51, 65, 232: 51 red, 65 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3341E8?

The complementary color is #E8DA33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3341E8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3341E8 color

#3341E8 rgb(51, 65, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3341E8 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 25.5% green and 91% blue (51, 65, 232).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 80% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Blue (#0339F8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#3341E8 color codes

HEX	`#3341E8`
RGB	`rgb(51, 65, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 25.5%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 80%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 78%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 72%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.39, 51.71, -84.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.39, 99.24, 301.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.816, 10.309, 77.379)`
Decimal	`3359208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3341E8, 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 #3341E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3341E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #3341E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3341e8; }
.text { color: #3341e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3341e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 65 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3341e8, #8033e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Blue.

Questions

What color is #3341E8?: #3341E8 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Vibrant Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3341E8?: The RGB value is 51, 65, 232: 51 red, 65 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3341E8?: The complementary color is #E8DA33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3341E8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.