What color is #210138?

#210138 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Coal Mine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #210138?

The RGB value is 33, 1, 56: 33 red, 1 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #210138?

The complementary color is #183801, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #210138?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#210138 color

#210138 rgb(33, 1, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #210138 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 0.4% green and 22% blue (33, 1, 56).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 96% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 98% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Coal Mine (#220033), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.65:1).

#210138 color codes

HEX	`#210138`
RGB	`rgb(33, 1, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 0.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 96%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 98%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 98%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.7, 27.62, -27.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.7, 39.26, 314.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.352, 0.631, 3.791)`
Decimal	`2163000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #210138, 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 #210138	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#210138 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #210138 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #210138; }
.text { color: #210138; }
.border { border: 2px solid #210138; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 1 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #210138, #380133); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #210138?: #210138 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Coal Mine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #210138?: The RGB value is 33, 1, 56: 33 red, 1 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #210138?: The complementary color is #183801, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #210138?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.