What color is #212E78?

#212E78 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deep Space Royal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212E78?

The RGB value is 33, 46, 120: 33 red, 46 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212E78?

The complementary color is #786B21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212E78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212E78 color

#212E78 rgb(33, 46, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #212E78 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 18% green and 47.1% blue (33, 46, 120).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 57% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Deep Space Royal (#223382), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#212E78 color codes

HEX	`#212E78`
RGB	`rgb(33, 46, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 18%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 57%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 73%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 62%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.42, 21.66, -43.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.42, 48.99, 296.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.993, 3.633, 18.204)`
Decimal	`2174584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212E78, 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 #212E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #212E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212e78; }
.text { color: #212e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 46 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212e78, #402178); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #212E78?: #212E78 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deep Space Royal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212E78?: The RGB value is 33, 46, 120: 33 red, 46 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212E78?: The complementary color is #786B21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212E78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.