What color is #221D37?

#221D37 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #221D37?

The RGB value is 34, 29, 55: 34 red, 29 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221D37?

The complementary color is #32371D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221D37 color

#221D37 rgb(34, 29, 55)

Shades of blue

The hex color #221D37 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 11.4% green and 21.6% blue (34, 29, 55).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 31% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.17:1).

#221D37 color codes

HEX	`#221D37`
RGB	`rgb(34, 29, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 11.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 31%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 47%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 47%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.57, 9.83, -16.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.57, 18.9, 301.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.788, 1.495, 3.808)`
Decimal	`2235703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221D37, 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 #221D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #221D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221d37; }
.text { color: #221d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 29 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221d37, #2f1d37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #221D37?: #221D37 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #221D37?: The RGB value is 34, 29, 55: 34 red, 29 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221D37?: The complementary color is #32371D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.