What color is #220077?

#220077 is a dark, vivid violet known as Child of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Child of the Night?

The RGB value is 34, 0, 119: 34 red, 0 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Child of the Night?

The complementary color is #557700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #220077?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Child of the Night color: hex code #220077

#220077 rgb(34, 0, 119)

Shades of purple

Child of the Night has the hex code #220077. It is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 0% green and 46.7% blue (34, 0, 119).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

Child of the Night (#220077) color codes

HEX	`#220077`
RGB	`rgb(34, 0, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 0%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 100%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.66, 45.9, -57.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.66, 73.76, 308.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.988, 1.672, 17.562)`
Decimal	`2228343`
Short hex	`#207`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Child of the Night, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #220077	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#220077 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #220077 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #220077; }
.text { color: #220077; }
.border { border: 2px solid #220077; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 0 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #220077, #5d0077); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #220077 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #220077?: #220077 is a dark, vivid violet known as Child of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Child of the Night?: The RGB value is 34, 0, 119: 34 red, 0 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Child of the Night?: The complementary color is #557700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #220077?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.