What color is #33538E?

#33538E is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nightly Activities. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33538E?

The RGB value is 51, 83, 142: 51 red, 83 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33538E?

The complementary color is #8E6E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33538E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33538E color

#33538E rgb(51, 83, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #33538E is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 32.5% green and 55.7% blue (51, 83, 142).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 47% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Activities (#2E5090), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#33538E color codes

HEX	`#33538E`
RGB	`rgb(51, 83, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 32.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 47%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 64%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 42%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.68, 7.97, -36.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.68, 37.1, 282.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.339, 8.842, 26.801)`
Decimal	`3363726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33538E, 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 #33538E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#33538E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #33538E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33538e; }
.text { color: #33538e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33538e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 83 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33538e, #40338e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #33538E?: #33538E is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nightly Activities. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33538E?: The RGB value is 51, 83, 142: 51 red, 83 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33538E?: The complementary color is #8E6E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33538E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.