What color is #201B3D?

#201B3D is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201B3D?

The RGB value is 32, 27, 61: 32 red, 27 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201B3D?

The complementary color is #383D1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201B3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201B3D color

#201B3D rgb(32, 27, 61)

Shades of blue

The hex color #201B3D is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 10.6% green and 23.9% blue (32, 27, 61).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 39% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.34:1).

#201B3D color codes

HEX	`#201B3D`
RGB	`rgb(32, 27, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 10.6%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 39%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 56%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 56%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.14, 12.7, -21.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.14, 24.63, 301.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.83, 1.428, 4.593)`
Decimal	`2104125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201B3D, 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 #201B3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201B3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #201B3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201b3d; }
.text { color: #201b3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201b3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 27 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201b3d, #311b3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #201B3D?: #201B3D is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201B3D?: The RGB value is 32, 27, 61: 32 red, 27 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201B3D?: The complementary color is #383D1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201B3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.