What color is #220052?

#220052 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #220052?

The RGB value is 34, 0, 82: 34 red, 0 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #220052?

The complementary color is #305200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #220052?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#220052 color

#220052 rgb(34, 0, 82)

Shades of black

The hex color #220052 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 0% green and 32.2% blue (34, 0, 82).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Your Darkness (#220044), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.65:1).

#220052 color codes

HEX	`#220052`
RGB	`rgb(34, 0, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 0%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 100%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 100%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.56, 36.24, -41.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.56, 55.17, 311.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.182, 0.949, 8.049)`
Decimal	`2228306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #220052, 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 #220052	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#220052 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #220052 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #220052; }
.text { color: #220052; }
.border { border: 2px solid #220052; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 0 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #220052, #4b0052); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #220052?: #220052 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #220052?: The RGB value is 34, 0, 82: 34 red, 0 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #220052?: The complementary color is #305200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #220052?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.