Close to Midnight
#201735
#201735 is a very dark, muted purple, close to the color Midnight. In RGB it’s made of 12.5% red, 9% green, and 20.8% blue. Its hue is 258°, with 39% saturation and 15% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #201735.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
17.00:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.24:1 FailThis color as text on white
17.00:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.24:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #201735 as they’d see it.
#201735 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #201735
What color is #201735?
#201735 is a very dark, muted purple, close to the color Midnight. In RGB it’s made of 12.5% red, 9% green, and 20.8% blue. Its hue is 258°, with 39% saturation and 15% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #201735 in RGB?
#201735 is rgb(32, 23, 53): 32 red, 23 green, and 53 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #201735 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(40, 57, 0, 79). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #201735?
PANTONE 276 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #201735?
Its complement #191F00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.