What color is #201B37?

#201B37 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201B37?

The RGB value is 32, 27, 55: 32 red, 27 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201B37?

The complementary color is #32371B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201B37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201B37 color

#201B37 rgb(32, 27, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #201B37 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 10.6% green and 21.6% blue (32, 27, 55).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 34% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.49:1).

#201B37 color codes

HEX	`#201B37`
RGB	`rgb(32, 27, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 10.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 34%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 51%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 51%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.73, 10.62, -17.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.73, 20.45, 301.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.677, 1.367, 3.789)`
Decimal	`2104119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201B37, 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 #201B37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201B37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.49:1	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 #201B37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201b37; }
.text { color: #201b37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201b37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 27 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201b37, #2e1b37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #201B37?: #201B37 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201B37?: The RGB value is 32, 27, 55: 32 red, 27 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201B37?: The complementary color is #32371B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201B37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.