What color is #211C39?

#211C39 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #211C39?

The RGB value is 33, 28, 57: 33 red, 28 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #211C39?

The complementary color is #34391C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211C39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#211C39 color

#211C39 rgb(33, 28, 57)

Shades of blue

The hex color #211C39 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 11% green and 22.4% blue (33, 28, 57).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 34% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.28:1).

#211C39 color codes

HEX	`#211C39`
RGB	`rgb(33, 28, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 11%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 34%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 51%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 51%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.28, 10.9, -18.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.28, 21.07, 301.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.781, 1.449, 4.056)`
Decimal	`2169913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #211C39, 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 #211C39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211C39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #211C39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211c39; }
.text { color: #211c39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211c39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 28 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211c39, #301c39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #211C39?: #211C39 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #211C39?: The RGB value is 33, 28, 57: 33 red, 28 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #211C39?: The complementary color is #34391C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211C39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.