#221049#221049

#221049 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.012; OKLCH L 23.9% C 0.099 H 291.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#221049
RGB	rgb(34, 16, 73)
HSL	hsl(259, 64%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(259, 78%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 78.1%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.50, 24.91, -32.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.50, 40.70, 307.75°)
OKLab	oklab(23.94% 0.0365 -0.0923)
OKLCH	oklch(23.94% 0.099 291.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.0472, 1.1916, 6.4242)
Luminance	0.0119 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#221049 #374910

analogous

#101B49 #221049 #3E1049

triadic

#221049 #492210 #104922

tetradic

#221049 #49101B #374910 #10493E

square

#221049 #49101B #374910 #10493E

split-complementary

#221049 #493E10 #1B4910

monochromatic

#0C0619 #0C0619 #221049 #391B7B #5126AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.96

#221049 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.24

#221049 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #221049

16.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##221049	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##221049	1.00	16.96	1.24	16.96
#FFFFFF	16.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001D4B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001B48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#161F2B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1C1C1C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #221049;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 16, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.9% 0.099 291.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62507c',
    500: '#221049',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #221049;
$custom-light: #62507c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#221049",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 16,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.947,
    "s": 64.045,
    "l": 17.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23939,
    "c": 0.0992,
    "h": 291.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#221049

secondary

#698332

accent

#E741B3

background

#F6F4F7

surface

#EBE7EE

border

#C6C3C9

text

#050209

muted

#7A787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #221049

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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