What color is #201F41?

#201F41 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #201F41?

The RGB value is 32, 31, 65: 32 red, 31 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #201F41?

The complementary color is #40411F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #201F41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#201F41 color

#201F41 rgb(32, 31, 65)

Shades of blue

The hex color #201F41 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 12.2% green and 25.5% blue (32, 31, 65).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 35% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.75:1).

#201F41 color codes

HEX	`#201F41`
RGB	`rgb(32, 31, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 12.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 35%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 52%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 52%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.64, 11.17, -21.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.64, 24.25, 297.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.04, 1.669, 5.215)`
Decimal	`2105153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #201F41, 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 #201F41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#201F41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.75:1	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 #201F41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #201f41; }
.text { color: #201f41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #201f41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 31 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #201f41, #311f41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #201F41?: #201F41 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #201F41?: The RGB value is 32, 31, 65: 32 red, 31 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #201F41?: The complementary color is #40411F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #201F41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.