What color is #201D35?

#201D35 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201D35?

The RGB value is 32, 29, 53: 32 red, 29 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201D35?

The complementary color is #32351D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201D35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201D35 color

#201D35 rgb(32, 29, 53)

Shades of blue

The hex color #201D35 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 11.4% green and 20.8% blue (32, 29, 53).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 29% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#201D35 color codes

HEX	`#201D35`
RGB	`rgb(32, 29, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 11.4%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 29%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 45%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 45%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.24, 8.46, -15.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.24, 17.44, 299.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.677, 1.443, 3.558)`
Decimal	`2104629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201D35, 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 #201D35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201D35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	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 #201D35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201d35; }
.text { color: #201d35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201d35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 29 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201d35, #2c1d35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #201D35?: #201D35 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201D35?: The RGB value is 32, 29, 53: 32 red, 29 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201D35?: The complementary color is #32351D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201D35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.