What color is #00217D?

#00217D is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Long-Haul Flight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00217D?

The RGB value is 0, 33, 125: 0 red, 33 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00217D?

The complementary color is #7D5C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00217D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00217D color

#00217D rgb(0, 33, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #00217D is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 12.9% green and 49% blue (0, 33, 125).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Long-Haul Flight (#002277), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.87:1).

#00217D color codes

HEX	`#00217D`
RGB	`rgb(0, 33, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 12.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 100%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 74%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.22, 29.88, -54.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.22, 61.76, 298.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.244, 2.568, 19.67)`
Decimal	`8573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00217D, 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 #00217D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00217D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #00217D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00217d; }
.text { color: #00217d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00217d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 33 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00217d, #1d007d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #00217D?: #00217D is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Long-Haul Flight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00217D?: The RGB value is 0, 33, 125: 0 red, 33 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00217D?: The complementary color is #7D5C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00217D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.