Information about #33517C color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored steel-blue azure, #33517C sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Metallic Blue (#32527B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Blue Jay (#2B547E) and Venice Blue (#2C5778).
In RGB terms — rgb(51, 81, 124) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #33517C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.6:1. #33517C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#33517C color variations
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#33517C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#33517C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#33517C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#33517C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#33517C color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #33517C color
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Nearest named colors to #33517C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#32527B
#2B547E
#2C5778
#2D5877
#365C7D
#3D4D78
#3E4C7A
#374E88
#2D4C88
#2C5971
#2E5A88
#305C71
#33517C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#33517C
- RGB51, 81, 124
- CMYK29, 17, 0, 51
- CSSrgb(51, 81, 124)
- HSL215°, 42%, 34%
- HSL Precise215.342°, 41.714%, 34.314%
- HSV215°, 59%, 49%
- HSB215°, 59%, 49%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.200
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
- GLSLvec3(0.200, 0.318, 0.486)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.200, 0.318, 0.486, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.200, 0.318, 0.486)
- Percentage of Red in RGB20%
- Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID33517C
- DECIMAL ID3363196
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
