What color is #201C34?

#201C34 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201C34?

The RGB value is 32, 28, 52: 32 red, 28 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201C34?

The complementary color is #30341C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201C34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201C34 color

#201C34 rgb(32, 28, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #201C34 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 11% green and 20.4% blue (32, 28, 52).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 30% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.44:1).

#201C34 color codes

HEX	`#201C34`
RGB	`rgb(32, 28, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 11%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 30%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 46%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 46%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.86, 8.87, -15.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.86, 17.53, 300.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.631, 1.385, 3.43)`
Decimal	`2104372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201C34, 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 #201C34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201C34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #201C34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201c34; }
.text { color: #201c34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201c34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 28 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201c34, #2c1c34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #201C34?: #201C34 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201C34?: The RGB value is 32, 28, 52: 32 red, 28 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201C34?: The complementary color is #30341C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201C34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.