What color is #210E55?

#210E55 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Space Colonisation. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #210E55?

The RGB value is 33, 14, 85: 33 red, 14 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #210E55?

The complementary color is #42550E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #210E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#210E55 color

#210E55 rgb(33, 14, 85)

Shades of black

The hex color #210E55 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 5.5% green and 33.3% blue (33, 14, 85).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 72% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Space Colonisation (#150F5B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.68:1).

#210E55 color codes

HEX	`#210E55`
RGB	`rgb(33, 14, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 5.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 72%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 84%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 84%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.23, 29.8, -39.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.23, 49.28, 307.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.423, 1.293, 8.714)`
Decimal	`2166357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #210E55, 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 #210E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#210E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #210E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #210e55; }
.text { color: #210e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #210e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 14 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #210e55, #440e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #210E55?: #210E55 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Space Colonisation. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #210E55?: The RGB value is 33, 14, 85: 33 red, 14 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #210E55?: The complementary color is #42550E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #210E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.