What color is #21264B?

#21264B is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21264B?

The RGB value is 33, 38, 75: 33 red, 38 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21264B?

The complementary color is #4B4621, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21264B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21264B color

#21264B rgb(33, 38, 75)

Shades of blue

The hex color #21264B is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 14.9% green and 29.4% blue (33, 38, 75).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 39% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.55:1).

#21264B color codes

HEX	`#21264B`
RGB	`rgb(33, 38, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 14.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 39%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 56%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 49%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.59, 9.99, -23.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.59, 25.75, 292.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.59, 2.217, 6.947)`
Decimal	`2172491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21264B, 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 #21264B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#21264B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #21264B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21264b; }
.text { color: #21264b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21264b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 38 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21264b, #31214b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #21264B?: #21264B is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21264B?: The RGB value is 33, 38, 75: 33 red, 38 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21264B?: The complementary color is #4B4621, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21264B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.