What color is #211D40?

#211D40 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #211D40?

The RGB value is 33, 29, 64: 33 red, 29 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #211D40?

The complementary color is #3C401D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211D40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#211D40 color

#211D40 rgb(33, 29, 64)

Shades of blue

The hex color #211D40 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 11.4% green and 25.1% blue (33, 29, 64).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 38% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.98:1).

#211D40 color codes

HEX	`#211D40`
RGB	`rgb(33, 29, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 11.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 38%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 55%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 55%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.06, 12.59, -21.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.06, 25.13, 300.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.992, 1.572, 5.048)`
Decimal	`2170176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #211D40, 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 #211D40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211D40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #211D40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211d40; }
.text { color: #211d40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211d40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 29 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211d40, #331d40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #211D40?: #211D40 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #211D40?: The RGB value is 33, 29, 64: 33 red, 29 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #211D40?: The complementary color is #3C401D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211D40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.