What color is #212342?

#212342 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 #212342?

The RGB value is 33, 35, 66: 33 red, 35 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212342?

The complementary color is #424021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212342?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212342 color

#212342 rgb(33, 35, 66)

Shades of blue

The hex color #212342 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 13.7% green and 25.9% blue (33, 35, 66).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 33% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#212342 color codes

HEX	`#212342`
RGB	`rgb(33, 35, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 13.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 33%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 50%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 47%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.05, 8.88, -19.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.05, 21.86, 293.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.211, 1.919, 5.407)`
Decimal	`2171714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212342, 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 #212342	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212342 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #212342 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212342; }
.text { color: #212342; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212342; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 35 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212342, #302142); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #212342?: #212342 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 #212342?: The RGB value is 33, 35, 66: 33 red, 35 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212342?: The complementary color is #424021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212342?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.