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#21189E closest to Deepsea Kraken

#21189E is a dark, vivid blue; the closest named color is Deepsea Kraken. In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 9.4% green and 62.0% blue (rgb(33, 24, 158)). Its HSL value is 244° hue, 74% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 79% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black. #21189E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.43:1.

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Variations of #21189E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#21189E 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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#21189E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #21189E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #002D9C
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003AA2
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0033A0
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #002D9C
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #00299D
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00445D
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #003085
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #343434
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #302F5E

#21189E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.43:1 Super#21189E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.69:1 Very poor#21189E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#21189E in CSS

/* Deepsea Kraken */
.color { color: #21189E; }
.background { background-color: #21189E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #21189E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(33 24 158);
color: hsl(244 74% 36%);
color: oklch(0.347 0.199 271.9);

#21189E FAQ

What color is #21189E?

#21189E is a dark, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Deepsea Kraken. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #21189E?

#21189E is rgb(33, 24, 158) in RGB, hsl(244, 74%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(79%, 85%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #21189E?

The complementary color of #21189E is #959E18, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #21189E?

White text has the best contrast on #21189E: 12.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #21189E a warm or cool color?

#21189E is a cool color.