#335166
Charcoal · dark cool blue
About #335166
With the hex code #335166, this is a dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 32% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 50% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Charcoal — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Gunmetal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #664833, a coffee 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 8.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.37:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #335166?
With the hex code #335166, this is a dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 32% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 50% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #335166?
Use white text. White on #335166 has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #335166?
Its complementary colour is #664833, and analogous partners are #336662 and #333866.