What color is #201649?

#201649 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Silent Orbit. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201649?

The RGB value is 32, 22, 73: 32 red, 22 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201649?

The complementary color is #3F4916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201649?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201649 color

#201649 rgb(32, 22, 73)

Shades of black

The hex color #201649 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 8.6% green and 28.6% blue (32, 22, 73).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 54% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Silent Orbit (#231C4D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.5:1).

#201649 color codes

HEX	`#201649`
RGB	`rgb(32, 22, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 8.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 54%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 70%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 70%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.7, 20.56, -30.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.7, 36.55, 304.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.085, 1.362, 6.455)`
Decimal	`2102857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201649, 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 #201649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #201649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201649; }
.text { color: #201649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 22 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201649, #3a1649); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #201649?: #201649 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Silent Orbit. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201649?: The RGB value is 32, 22, 73: 32 red, 22 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201649?: The complementary color is #3F4916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201649?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.