What color is #211B33?

#211B33 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #211B33?

The RGB value is 33, 27, 51: 33 red, 27 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #211B33?

The complementary color is #2D331B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211B33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#211B33 color

#211B33 rgb(33, 27, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #211B33 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 10.6% green and 20% blue (33, 27, 51).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 31% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.55:1).

#211B33 color codes

HEX	`#211B33`
RGB	`rgb(33, 27, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 10.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 31%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 47%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 47%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.59, 9.64, -14.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.59, 17.68, 303.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.617, 1.346, 3.306)`
Decimal	`2169651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #211B33, 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 #211B33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211B33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #211B33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211b33; }
.text { color: #211b33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211b33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 27 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211b33, #2d1b33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #211B33?: #211B33 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #211B33?: The RGB value is 33, 27, 51: 33 red, 27 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #211B33?: The complementary color is #2D331B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211B33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.