What color is #21263A?

#21263A is a very dark, desaturated blue known as Midnight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Midnight Express?

The RGB value is 33, 38, 58: 33 red, 38 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Midnight Express?

The complementary color is #3A3521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21263A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Midnight Express color: hex code #21263A

#21263A rgb(33, 38, 58)

Shades of blue

Midnight Express has the hex code #21263A. It is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 14.9% green and 22.7% blue (33, 38, 58).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 27% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

Midnight Express (#21263A) color codes

HEX	`#21263A`
RGB	`rgb(33, 38, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 14.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 27%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 43%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 34%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.57, 3.88, -13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.57, 14.13, 285.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.084, 2.015, 4.281)`
Decimal	`2172474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Midnight Express, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #21263A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21263A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #21263A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21263a; }
.text { color: #21263a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21263a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 38 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21263a, #29213a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

See #21263A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #21263A?: #21263A is a very dark, desaturated blue known as Midnight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Midnight Express?: The RGB value is 33, 38, 58: 33 red, 38 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Midnight Express?: The complementary color is #3A3521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21263A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.