What color is #335B85?

#335B85 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Mississippi River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #335B85?

The RGB value is 51, 91, 133: 51 red, 91 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #335B85?

The complementary color is #855D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #335B85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#335B85 color

#335B85 rgb(51, 91, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #335B85 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 35.7% green and 52.2% blue (51, 91, 133).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 45% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Mississippi River (#3B638C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#335B85 color codes

HEX	`#335B85`
RGB	`rgb(51, 91, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 35.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 45%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 62%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 32%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.62, -0.42, -27.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.62, 27.69, 269.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.338, 9.879, 23.6)`
Decimal	`3365765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #335B85, 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 #335B85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#335B85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #335B85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #335b85; }
.text { color: #335b85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335b85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 91 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #335b85, #343385); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #335B85?: #335B85 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Mississippi River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #335B85?: The RGB value is 51, 91, 133: 51 red, 91 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #335B85?: The complementary color is #855D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #335B85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.