What color is #241D47?

#241D47 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #241D47?

The RGB value is 36, 29, 71: 36 red, 29 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #241D47?

The complementary color is #40471D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #241D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#241D47 color

#241D47 rgb(36, 29, 71)

Shades of blue

The hex color #241D47 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 11.4% green and 27.8% blue (36, 29, 71).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 42% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Azulado (#211D49), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.65:1).

#241D47 color codes

HEX	`#241D47`
RGB	`rgb(36, 29, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 11.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 42%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 59%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 59%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.88, 15.92, -25.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.88, 29.89, 302.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.304, 1.709, 6.168)`
Decimal	`2366791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #241D47, 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 #241D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#241D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #241D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #241d47; }
.text { color: #241d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #241d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 29 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #241d47, #391d47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #241D47?: #241D47 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #241D47?: The RGB value is 36, 29, 71: 36 red, 29 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #241D47?: The complementary color is #40471D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #241D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.