Close to Marine
#033366
#033366 is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Marine. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 20% green, and 40% blue. Its hue is 211°, with 94% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #033366.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
12.58:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.67:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.58:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.67:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #033366 as they’d see it.
#033366 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #033366
What color is #033366?
#033366 is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Marine. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 20% green, and 40% blue. Its hue is 211°, with 94% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #033366 in RGB?
#033366 is rgb(3, 51, 102): 3 red, 51 green, and 102 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #033366 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(97, 50, 0, 60). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #033366?
PANTONE 280 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #033366?
Its complement #512900 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.