What color is #110222?

#110222 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110222?

The RGB value is 17, 2, 34: 17 red, 2 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110222?

The complementary color is #132202, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110222?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110222 color

#110222 rgb(17, 2, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #110222 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 0.8% green and 13.3% blue (17, 2, 34).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 89% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 94% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.89:1).

#110222 color codes

HEX	`#110222`
RGB	`rgb(17, 2, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 0.8%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 89%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 94%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 94%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.51, 11.36, -16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.51, 19.97, 304.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.542, 0.278, 1.538)`
Decimal	`1114658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110222, 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 #110222	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110222 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #110222 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110222; }
.text { color: #110222; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110222; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 2 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110222, #210222); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #110222?: #110222 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110222?: The RGB value is 17, 2, 34: 17 red, 2 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110222?: The complementary color is #132202, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110222?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.