What color is #211B38?

#211B38 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 #211B38?

The RGB value is 33, 27, 56: 33 red, 27 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #211B38?

The complementary color is #32381B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211B38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#211B38 color

#211B38 rgb(33, 27, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #211B38 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 10.6% green and 22% blue (33, 27, 56).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 35% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#211B38 color codes

HEX	`#211B38`
RGB	`rgb(33, 27, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 10.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 35%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 52%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 52%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.91, 11.3, -17.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.91, 21.18, 302.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.733, 1.393, 3.918)`
Decimal	`2169656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #211B38, 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 #211B38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211B38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #211B38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211b38; }
.text { color: #211b38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211b38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 27 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211b38, #2f1b38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #211B38?: #211B38 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 #211B38?: The RGB value is 33, 27, 56: 33 red, 27 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #211B38?: The complementary color is #32381B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211B38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.