What color is #211E44?

#211E44 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #211E44?

The RGB value is 33, 30, 68: 33 red, 30 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #211E44?

The complementary color is #41441E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #211E44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#211E44 color

#211E44 rgb(33, 30, 68)

Shades of blue

The hex color #211E44 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 11.8% green and 26.7% blue (33, 30, 68).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 39% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Azulado (#211D49), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#211E44 color codes

HEX	`#211E44`
RGB	`rgb(33, 30, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 11.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 39%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 56%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 56%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.65, 13.29, -23.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.65, 27.09, 299.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.135, 1.669, 5.677)`
Decimal	`2170436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #211E44, 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 #211E44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#211E44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #211E44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #211e44; }
.text { color: #211e44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211e44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 30 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #211e44, #341e44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #211E44?: #211E44 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #211E44?: The RGB value is 33, 30, 68: 33 red, 30 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #211E44?: The complementary color is #41441E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #211E44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.