What color is #21224C?

#21224C is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21224C?

The RGB value is 33, 34, 76: 33 red, 34 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21224C?

The complementary color is #4C4B21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21224C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21224C color

#21224C rgb(33, 34, 76)

Shades of blue

The hex color #21224C is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 13.3% green and 29.8% blue (33, 34, 76).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 39% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Fly-by-Night (#1C1E4D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#21224C color codes

HEX	`#21224C`
RGB	`rgb(33, 34, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 13.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 39%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 57%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 55%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.43, 13.29, -26.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.43, 29.44, 296.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.503, 1.989, 7.088)`
Decimal	`2171468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21224C, 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 #21224C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21224C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #21224C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21224c; }
.text { color: #21224c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21224c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 34 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21224c, #36214c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #21224C?: #21224C is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21224C?: The RGB value is 33, 34, 76: 33 red, 34 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21224C?: The complementary color is #4C4B21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21224C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.