What color is #211E38?

#211E38 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 #211E38?

The RGB value is 33, 30, 56: 33 red, 30 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #211E38?

The complementary color is #35381E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211E38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#211E38 color

#211E38 rgb(33, 30, 56)

Shades of blue

The hex color #211E38 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 11.8% green and 22% blue (33, 30, 56).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 30% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.06:1).

#211E38 color codes

HEX	`#211E38`
RGB	`rgb(33, 30, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 11.8%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 30%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 46%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 46%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.84, 9.07, -16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.84, 18.77, 298.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.805, 1.537, 3.942)`
Decimal	`2170424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #211E38, 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 #211E38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211E38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.06:1	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 #211E38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211e38; }
.text { color: #211e38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211e38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 30 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211e38, #2e1e38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #211E38?: #211E38 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 #211E38?: The RGB value is 33, 30, 56: 33 red, 30 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #211E38?: The complementary color is #35381E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211E38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.