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#33334E

Prussian Blue · dark cool blue

About #33334E

With the hex code #33334E, this is a dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 20% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 35% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Prussian Blue — a ΔE of 11.8 — followed by Oxford Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4E4E33, a umber shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 12.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.18:1).

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Red51
Green51
Blue78

Closest named colours

Prussian Blue
#003153 · ΔE 11.8
Oxford Blue
#002147 · ΔE 14.2
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 14.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #33334E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on prussian blue #33334E.
12.18:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on prussian blue #33334E.
1.72:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #33334E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#33334E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2B364F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2A354D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2C383D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #33334E?

With the hex code #33334E, this is a dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 20% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 35% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #33334E?

Use white text. White on #33334E has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #33334E?

Its complementary colour is #4E4E33, and analogous partners are #33414E and #41334E.