What color is #212F56?

#212F56 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Space Cadet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #212F56?

The RGB value is 33, 47, 86: 33 red, 47 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #212F56?

The complementary color is #564821, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #212F56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#212F56 color

#212F56 rgb(33, 47, 86)

Shades of blue

The hex color #212F56 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 18.4% green and 33.7% blue (33, 47, 86).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 45% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Space Cadet (#1D2951), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

#212F56 color codes

HEX	`#212F56`
RGB	`rgb(33, 47, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 18.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 45%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 62%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 45%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.16, 7.65, -25.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.16, 26.59, 286.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.323, 3.028, 9.212)`
Decimal	`2174806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #212F56, 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 #212F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#212F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #212F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #212f56; }
.text { color: #212f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #212f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 47 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #212f56, #2e2156); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #212F56?: #212F56 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Space Cadet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #212F56?: The RGB value is 33, 47, 86: 33 red, 47 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #212F56?: The complementary color is #564821, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #212F56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.