What color is #201640?

#201640 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201640?

The RGB value is 32, 22, 64: 32 red, 22 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201640?

The complementary color is #364016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201640?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201640 color

#201640 rgb(32, 22, 64)

Shades of black

The hex color #201640 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 8.6% green and 25.1% blue (32, 22, 64).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 49% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Azulado (#211D49), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.8:1).

#201640 color codes

HEX	`#201640`
RGB	`rgb(32, 22, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 8.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 49%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 66%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 66%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.93, 17.39, -25.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.93, 30.6, 304.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.808, 1.251, 4.996)`
Decimal	`2102848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201640, 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 #201640	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201640 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #201640 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201640; }
.text { color: #201640; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201640; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 22 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201640, #351640); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #201640?: #201640 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201640?: The RGB value is 32, 22, 64: 32 red, 22 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201640?: The complementary color is #364016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201640?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.