Information about #335261 color

#335261 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#335261 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(51, 82, 97) — 20% red, 32.2% green, 38% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 6 / 0 / 62. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced steel-blue azure, #335261 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Marathon (#305563). Nearby in the Register you will also find Lucifer (#2E5060) and Navigate (#304E5E).

In RGB terms — rgb(51, 82, 97) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:62), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #335261 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#335261 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#335261 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #335261

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Spinnaker color link
Spinnaker

#2F4D66

Explorer color link
Explorer

#374E59

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Oracle color link
Oracle

#395555

Ivanhoe color link
Ivanhoe

#3B4C57

Wanaka color link
Wanaka

#284962

Wind Talker color link
Wind Talker

#3A4859

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#335261
  • RGB51, 82, 97
  • CMYK18, 6, 0, 62
  • CSSrgb(51, 82, 97)
  • HSL200°, 31%, 29%
  • HSL Precise199.565°, 31.081%, 29.02%
  • HSV200°, 47%, 38%
  • HSB200°, 47%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.200, 0.322, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.200, 0.322, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.200, 0.322, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB20%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID335261
  • DECIMAL ID3363425
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01