#221636#221636

#221636 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.012; OKLCH L 23.4% C 0.061 H 299.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#221636
RGB	rgb(34, 22, 54)
HSL	hsl(263, 42%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(263, 59%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 59.3%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.41, 14.63, -18.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.41, 23.86, 307.83°)
OKLab	oklab(23.37% 0.0294 -0.0531)
OKLCH	oklch(23.37% 0.061 299)
XYZ	xyz(1.6123, 1.1802, 3.6322)
Luminance	0.0118 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#221636 #2A3616

analogous

#161A36 #221636 #321636

triadic

#221636 #362216 #163622

tetradic

#221636 #36161A #2A3616 #163632

square

#221636 #36161A #2A3616 #163632

split-complementary

#221636 #363216 #1A3616

monochromatic

#0E0916 #0E0916 #221636 #3D2861 #59398D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.99

#221636 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.24

#221636 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #221636

16.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##221636	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##221636	1.00	16.99	1.24	16.99
#FFFFFF	16.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B1C37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E1C35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E1C23

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1C1C1C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #221636;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 22, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.4% 0.061 299.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e536d',
    500: '#221636',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #221636;
$custom-light: #5e536d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#221636",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.5,
    "s": 42.105,
    "l": 14.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23371,
    "c": 0.06069,
    "h": 299
  },
  "luminance": 0.0118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#221636

secondary

#5A6D3B

accent

#D256A3

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E7EB

border

#C5C3C6

text

#040207

muted

#79787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #221636

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

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