211237

#211237 closest to Midnight Monarch

#211237 is a very dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Midnight Monarch. In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 7.1% green and 21.6% blue (rgb(33, 18, 55)). Its HSL value is 264° hue, 51% saturation and 14% lightness, and in CMYK it is 40% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. #211237 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.41:1.

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Variations of #211237

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#211237 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#211237 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #211237 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #071A36
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #031A38
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0F1838
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #071A36
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #121837
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #1C1A22
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #20152F
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #1A1A1A
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #1C1824

#211237 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.41:1 Super#211237 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.21:1 Very poor#211237 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#211237 in CSS

/* Midnight Monarch */
.color { color: #211237; }
.background { background-color: #211237; }
.border { border: 1px solid #211237; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(33 18 55);
color: hsl(264 51% 14%);
color: oklch(0.225 0.070 299.5);

#211237 FAQ

What color is #211237?

#211237 is a very dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #211237?

#211237 is rgb(33, 18, 55) in RGB, hsl(264, 51%, 14%) in HSL and cmyk(40%, 67%, 0%, 78%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #211237?

The complementary color of #211237 is #283712, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #211237?

White text has the best contrast on #211237: 17.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #211237 a warm or cool color?

#211237 is a cool color.