What color is #220088?

#220088 is a dark, vivid violet known as Orbital Kingdom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #220088?

The RGB value is 34, 0, 136: 34 red, 0 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #220088?

The complementary color is #668800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #220088?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#220088 color

#220088 rgb(34, 0, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #220088 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 0% green and 53.3% blue (34, 0, 136).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

This exact color is also called Orbital Kingdom.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#220088 color codes

HEX	`#220088`
RGB	`rgb(34, 0, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 0%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 100%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 100%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.09, 50.29, -64.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.09, 81.8, 307.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.102, 2.117, 23.428)`
Decimal	`2228360`
Short hex	`#208`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #220088, 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 #220088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#220088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #220088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #220088; }
.text { color: #220088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #220088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 0 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #220088, #660088); }

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Questions

What color is #220088?: #220088 is a dark, vivid violet known as Orbital Kingdom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #220088?: The RGB value is 34, 0, 136: 34 red, 0 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #220088?: The complementary color is #668800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #220088?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.