#211D49Azulado (#211D49) is a very dark, soft blue with an OKLCH hue of 284°, lightness 0.26 and chroma 0.079. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #211D49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 29, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 43%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 60%, 29%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55%, 60%, 0%, 71%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(13.7 15.8 -26.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.263 0.079 284) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Azulado shifts subtly: drifts toward purple; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#231d44 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward purple#231d48 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward purple#211d49 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#211d4a — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Azulado in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 15.71:1 and against black 1.34:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#9596b8 · #707196 · #4d4d75 · #211d49 · #110b33 · #020010
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#294563 · #243157 · #211d49 · #1f0f36 · #1a0423 · #120010
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c4a8bd · #8d8eb9 · #936387 · #54547d · #4b3646 · #211d49
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#cdc78b · #7b7c8e · #5b5c74 · #3e3f4d · #211d49 · #0a081d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f3f2ea · #afafba · #74736e · #3a3a45 · #211d49 · #11100a
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f3f2e9 · #cccbc0 · #a09f93 · #2a2919 · #090700 · #211d49
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#b1e1e2 · #8bbb69 · #7f5da5 · #304033 · #211d49 · #041223
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f4f3e1 · #c9ab84 · #607d4d · #50350b · #211d49 · #091403
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee7 · #d4a490 · #428266 · #0f4631 · #211d49 · #1e0903
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffedee · #d5a0a4 · #7b753b · #004544 · #211d49 · #131000
#3E3D66 · #5E5E84 · #8181A3 · #A5A6C3 · #CBCCE3
#1C1840 · #171438 · #13102F · #0E0B27 · #0A071F
#211F42 · #22213A · #232332
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.