What color is #201A50?

#201A50 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Silent Orbit. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201A50?

The RGB value is 32, 26, 80: 32 red, 26 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201A50?

The complementary color is #4A501A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201A50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201A50 color

#201A50 rgb(32, 26, 80)

Shades of blue

The hex color #201A50 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 10.2% green and 31.4% blue (32, 26, 80).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 51% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Silent Orbit (#231C4D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.85:1).

#201A50 color codes

HEX	`#201A50`
RGB	`rgb(32, 26, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 10.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 51%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 68%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 68%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.38, 20.3, -32.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.38, 38.16, 302.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.413, 1.625, 7.774)`
Decimal	`2103888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201A50, 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 #201A50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201A50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #201A50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201a50; }
.text { color: #201a50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201a50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 26 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201a50, #3b1a50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #201A50?: #201A50 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Silent Orbit. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201A50?: The RGB value is 32, 26, 80: 32 red, 26 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201A50?: The complementary color is #4A501A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201A50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.