What color is #33CCFF?

#33CCFF is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Thor’s Thunder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33CCFF?

The RGB value is 51, 204, 255: 51 red, 204 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33CCFF?

The complementary color is #FF6633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33CCFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33CCFF color

#33CCFF rgb(51, 204, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #33CCFF is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 80% green and 100% blue (51, 204, 255).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 100% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Thor’s Thunder (#44CCFF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#33CCFF color codes

HEX	`#33CCFF`
RGB	`rgb(51, 204, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 80%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 100%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 80%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 20%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.74, -21.96, -35.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.74, 42.15, 238.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.001, 51.104, 102.292)`
Decimal	`3394815`
Short hex	`#3CF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33CCFF, 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 #33CCFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#33CCFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	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 #33CCFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33ccff; }
.text { color: #33ccff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33ccff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 204 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33ccff, #3366ff); }

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Questions

What color is #33CCFF?: #33CCFF is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Thor’s Thunder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33CCFF?: The RGB value is 51, 204, 255: 51 red, 204 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33CCFF?: The complementary color is #FF6633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33CCFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.