#3358ac
a dark, vivid blue · cool · closest name: Royal Blue
Token name suggestion: Dusk Harbour
#3358ac is a dark vivid blue, 222° on the wheel and 93/100 on the cool side. Put white text on it (6.70:1). As text it scores 6.70:1 on white — safe at any size. Nearest name is Royal Blue, nearest Tailwind family is indigo.
At a glance
Every number on this page in one read: what #3358ac is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.
Left edge is grey, right edge is full chroma; top is white, bottom is black. The dot is #3358ac.
Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.
Green carries most of what the eye calls brightness — that is why WCAG weights it 0.7152.
Every format
| HEX | #3358ac |
| HEX (8-digit) | #3358acff |
| RGB | rgb(51, 88, 172) |
| RGBA | rgba(51, 88, 172, 1) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 54%, 44%) |
| HSV / HSB | hsv(222, 70%, 67%) |
| HWB | hwb(222 20% 33%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70%, 49%, 0%, 33%) |
| LAB | lab(39.0 15.8 -48.9) |
| LCH | lch(39.0 51.4 287.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.480 0.141 264.0) |
| XYZ (D65) | xyz(12.30, 10.66, 40.43) |
| Decimal | 3365036 |
| Display P3 | color(display-p3 0.200 0.345 0.675) |
| Web-safe | #336699 |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #3358ac;
background-color: #3358ac;
/* CSS custom property */
--brand: #3358ac;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#3358ac] bg-[#3358ac]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #3358ac;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.200, green: 0.345, blue: 0.675)
/* UIKit */
UIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.345, blue: 0.675, alpha: 1)
/* Android XML */
<color name="brand">#3358AC</color>
/* Android Compose */
Color(0xFF3358AC)
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF3358AC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(172, 88, 51)
/* Python / PIL (RGB) */
(51, 88, 172)
/* Java AWT */
new Color(51, 88, 172)
/* .NET */
Color.FromArgb(255, 51, 88, 172)
/* OpenGL / Unity (0–1) */
(0.2000f, 0.3451f, 0.6745f, 1f)
/* LaTeX */
\definecolor{brand}{RGB}{51,88,172}/* mix without leaving CSS */ background: color-mix(in oklab, #3358ac 85%, white); border-color: color-mix(in oklab, #3358ac 40%, transparent); /* theme-aware in one line */ color: light-dark(#1D3262, #D3DBEE); /* relative colour syntax */ --hover: hsl(from #3358ac h s calc(l - 7));
Design tokens
The same ramp in the four formats a team actually needs. Paste one and the whole palette lands with it.
:root {
--brand-50: #F4F6FB;
--brand-100: #E9EDF6;
--brand-200: #CED8EE;
--brand-300: #A8BBE5;
--brand-400: #7D99D9;
--brand-500: #5277CC;
--brand-600: #3860BD;
--brand-700: #3358ac;
--brand-800: #25407E;
--brand-900: #1F315C;
--brand-950: #131F39;
--brand: #3358ac;
--brand-ink: #ffffff;
--brand-surface: #F4F6FA;
--brand-border: #C0CEEC;
--brand-hover: #2B4A90;
--brand-pressed: #233C75;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
:root {
--brand-surface: #141924;
--brand-ink: #D3DBEE;
}
}theme: {
extend: {
colors: {
brand: {
50: '#F4F6FB',
100: '#E9EDF6',
200: '#CED8EE',
300: '#A8BBE5',
400: '#7D99D9',
500: '#5277CC',
600: '#3860BD',
700: '#3358ac',
800: '#25407E',
900: '#1F315C',
950: '#131F39',
DEFAULT: '#3358ac',
},
},
},
}$brand: (
'50': #F4F6FB,
'100': #E9EDF6,
'200': #CED8EE,
'300': #A8BBE5,
'400': #7D99D9,
'500': #5277CC,
'600': #3860BD,
'700': #3358ac,
'800': #25407E,
'900': #1F315C,
'950': #131F39,
);
$brand-base: #3358ac;
$brand-ink: #ffffff;
@function brand($step) { @return map-get($brand, $step); }{
"color": {
"brand": {
"50": { "$value": "#F4F6FB", "$type": "color" },
"100": { "$value": "#E9EDF6", "$type": "color" },
"200": { "$value": "#CED8EE", "$type": "color" },
"300": { "$value": "#A8BBE5", "$type": "color" },
"400": { "$value": "#7D99D9", "$type": "color" },
"500": { "$value": "#5277CC", "$type": "color" },
"600": { "$value": "#3860BD", "$type": "color" },
"700": { "$value": "#3358ac", "$type": "color" },
"800": { "$value": "#25407E", "$type": "color" },
"900": { "$value": "#1F315C", "$type": "color" },
"950": { "$value": "#131F39", "$type": "color" }
},
"brandInk": { "$value": "#ffffff", "$type": "color" }
}
}Best text color
Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.
Make it accessible
A contrast checker tells you that you failed. This tells you what to ship instead — same hue, same saturation, lightness moved only as far as WCAG demands.
Large text — 24px regular or 18.66px bold and above — only needs 3:1, so #3358AC is enough for headings on white. Non-text elements such as icons, chart strokes and focus rings also sit at 3:1 under WCAG 2.2 (1.4.11).
Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Contrast is symmetric, so each row covers both directions: #3358ac as text on that neutral, and that neutral as text on #3358ac.
| Neutral | Ratio | Verdict | Both directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| White#ffffff | 6.70:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 50#f8fafc | 6.41:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 100#f1f5f9 | 6.12:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 200#e2e8f0 | 5.44:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 300#cbd5e1 | 4.52:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 400#94a3b8 | 2.61:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 500#64748b | 1.41:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 600#475569 | 1.13:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 700#334155 | 1.54:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 800#1e293b | 2.18:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 900#0f172a | 2.66:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Black#000000 | 3.13:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
Roughly one man in twelve has some form of colour vision deficiency. If any of the three panels above is hard to tell apart from a neighbouring colour in your palette, add a shape, an icon or a label so the meaning does not rest on hue alone.
Color scale — 50 to 950
A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #3358ac is pinned to step 700; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.
The same eleven steps expressed in OKLCH, where equal lightness numbers actually look equally spaced. HSL ramps go muddy in the yellows and washed out in the blues; this one does not. Modern browsers render it natively — the hex ramp above is the fallback.
:root {
--brand-50: oklch(0.97 0.035 264.0);
--brand-100: oklch(0.94 0.056 264.0);
--brand-200: oklch(0.88 0.085 264.0);
--brand-300: oklch(0.80 0.110 264.0);
--brand-400: oklch(0.72 0.130 264.0);
--brand-500: oklch(0.64 0.141 264.0);
--brand-600: oklch(0.56 0.141 264.0);
--brand-700: oklch(0.48 0.133 264.0);
--brand-800: oklch(0.40 0.119 264.0);
--brand-900: oklch(0.32 0.099 264.0);
--brand-950: oklch(0.24 0.078 264.0);
}Colors that work with #3358ac
Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.
Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.
Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.
In real components
The same eight roles, wired into the interface patterns you will actually build with them. Every state below is a computed value, not a mock-up.
Focus ring uses the light variant so the field still reads as one shape.
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How to use #3358ac
Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.
- ✓Body text and links on white
- ✓Primary buttons and calls to action
- ✓Focus rings, active and selected states
- ✓Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
- ✓Brand accents, badges and data highlights
- ⚠Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
- ⚠Black text placed on it
- ⚠Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate
Meaning and mood
What a colour in this family tends to signal, and how this particular chroma and lightness change the reading.
The default of institutions for a reason: blue is read as stable and safe across nearly every culture that has been surveyed.
This is a confident chroma: strong enough to lead a brand, restrained enough to live in an interface all day. The low lightness adds weight and formality.
It is also the most crowded hue on the web. Distinctiveness has to come from your other choices.
- FormalityHigh
- EnergyMedium-high
- Weight56/100
- TemperatureCool
- ApproachabilityReserved
Colour associations are cultural and vary by market. Treat these as a starting point for a conversation with your audience, not a finding about them.
Similar colors
One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.
Color relationships
The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.
| Complementary | #AC8733 | Directly opposite — maximum tension | |
| Analogous left | #3394AC | Neighbour, quieter | |
| Analogous right | #4B33AC | Neighbour, quieter | |
| Split-complement 1 | #AC4B33 | Contrast without the clash | |
| Split-complement 2 | #94AC33 | Contrast without the clash | |
| Triadic 1 | #AC3358 | Even thirds — balanced and loud | |
| Triadic 2 | #58AC33 | Even thirds — balanced and loud | |
| Tetradic | #AC3394 | Fourth corner of the square scheme |
#3358ac sits at 222°. Every dot is a harmony position and links to its own page in the table alongside.
RGB percentages
CMYK percentages
Total ink coverage is 152%. Most commercial presses cap around 300% — above that, sheets stop drying properly.
Color previews
#3358ac text on a black background
contrast 3.13:1
#3358ac text on a white background
contrast 6.70:1
#3358ac on grey
6.12:1
#3358ac on its own surface
6.20:1
#3358ac on its dark surface
2.62:1
CSS3 live lab
The quick brown fox
color: #3358ac;
background-color: #3358ac;
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #3358ac;
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(51, 88, 172, 0.45);
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(51, 88, 172, 0.45);
border: 3px solid #3358ac; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3358ac, #5F33AC);
Gradient headline
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #3358ac, #7D33AC); -webkit-background-clip: text; color: transparent;
outline: 2px solid #3358ac; outline-offset: 3px;
Marked up text
text-decoration-color: #3358ac; caret-color: #3358ac;
border-left: 4px solid #3358ac;
background: #EBF0F9; box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px #3358ac;
background: conic-gradient(#3358ac 68%, #e2e8f0 0);
Transparency
What each alpha value actually composites to. The top row is #3358ac over white; the bottom row is the same alpha over a checkerboard, so you can see what survives on a photo or a video.
Bottom row of hexes is the flattened result over white — use those when a design tool refuses transparency, or when you need a solid fallback.
rgba(51, 88, 172, 0.5) rgb(51 88 172 / 50%) #3358ac80 hsl(222 54% 44% / 50%) color-mix(in srgb, #3358ac 50%, transparent)
| Alpha | 8-digit hex | Flat on white |
|---|---|---|
| 10% | #3358ac1a | #EBEEF7 |
| 20% | #3358ac33 | #D6DEEE |
| 40% | #3358ac66 | #ADBCDE |
| 60% | #3358ac99 | #859BCD |
| 80% | #3358accc | #5C79BD |
Gradients from #3358ac
Six recipes, each built from this hex and shown with the exact CSS that produced it.
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5176CB, #3358ac 45%, #1D3262);
background: linear-gradient(120deg, #3358ac, #5A2C94);
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #3358ac, #AC8733);
background: radial-gradient(120% 120% at 20% 0%, #6889D2 0%, #3358ac 45%, #1D3262 100%);
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #F4F6FA, #ffffff);
background: radial-gradient(60% 60% at 15% 20%, #49BBC9 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(55% 55% at 85% 15%, #603AC4 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(70% 70% at 50% 95%, #1D3262 0%, transparent 65%), #3358ac;
Monochromatic scale
Palettes built from #3358ac
Shades — darker
Tints — lighter
Tones — desaturated
Color harmonies
Nearest named colors
Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.
Closest color with a full write-up: Sapphire (#0f52ba) — ΔE2000 3 away, with its history, psychology and brand usage.
#3358ac in the real world
Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.
Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.
Holds up across typical panel gamma. Still worth checking on an uncalibrated laptop, where mid-tones shift most.
Too dim on dark surfaces at 3.13:1 — lift it to #4D73CA for body text, or reserve it for fills.
Explore nearby colors
Small, deliberate steps away from this hex — useful when you are hunting for the version of a colour that finally feels right.
#3358ac, answered
What color is #3358ac?
#3358ac is a dark vivid blue, closest to Royal Blue (ΔE2000 9). It sits at 222° on the hue wheel with 54% saturation and 44% lightness, which reads as cool.
What is the RGB value of #3358ac?
rgb(51, 88, 172) — 51 red, 88 green and 172 blue out of 255, or 20% / 34.5% / 67.5% by channel.
What is #3358ac in HSL and HSV?
hsl(222, 54%, 44%) and hsv(222, 70%, 67%). HSL is what CSS takes; HSV is what your design tool's picker shows, which is why the saturation numbers rarely match.
Is #3358ac a light or a dark color?
It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1066 and perceived brightness is 37%, so white text on it reaches 6.70:1.
Should I use black or white text on #3358ac?
White. It scores 6.70:1 against #3358ac, versus 3.13:1 for black — AA at any size.
Is #3358ac accessible on a white background?
#3358ac on white scores 6.70:1, which clears AA at every size but not AAA.
What is the complementary color of #3358ac?
#AC8733 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #AC4B33 and #94AC33, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.
What colors go well with #3358ac?
For interface work: #F4F6FA as the surface, #C0CEEC for borders, #4B639B for secondary text, #B0682E as an accent and #1D3262 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #3394AC and #4B33AC stays calm, while #AC8733 is the loudest partner.
What is #3358ac in CMYK for printing?
cmyk(70%, 49%, 0%, 33%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.
Is #3358ac warm or cool?
Cool — it scores 93 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #3A33AC; nudged cooler, #3164AE.
Which Tailwind color is closest to #3358ac?
The indigo family — its 500 step is #6366f1, ΔE2000 12.9 away. That is a visible difference, so define #3358ac as a custom token rather than reaching for the built-in.
How do I use #3358ac in Tailwind CSS?
Inline it as an arbitrary value with bg-[#3358ac] or text-[#3358ac], or register the whole ramp under theme.extend.colors.brand so you get bg-brand-500 and friends. The generated 50–950 scale on this page is ready to paste into your config.
What is #3358ac with 50% opacity?
rgba(51, 88, 172, 0.5), or #3358ac80 in eight-digit hex. Over white that composites to #99ACD6; over black, #1A2C56.
Is #3358ac a web-safe color?
No. The nearest web-safe colour is #336699, ΔE2000 6.3 away. The palette only matters for legacy displays and some email clients now.
What does the color #3358ac mean?
As a blue, it reads trusted, calm, competent. The default of institutions for a reason: blue is read as stable and safe across nearly every culture that has been surveyed. At this chroma the effect is amplified — it will dominate whatever sits beside it.
What gradient works with #3358ac?
The safest is same-hue elevation: linear-gradient(135deg, #5176CB, #3358ac 45%, #1D3262). For more colour, a short hue run to #5A2C94 keeps it rich without turning muddy.
Work with #3358ac in the Color Lab
Every tool opens with this colour already loaded.
Every value on this page is computed from #3358ac at request time — conversions, contrast ratios and ΔE distances are calculated, never looked up.