What color is #221188?

#221188 is a dark, moderate blue known as Nightly Expedition. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #221188?

The RGB value is 34, 17, 136: 34 red, 17 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221188?

The complementary color is #778811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221188?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221188 color

#221188 rgb(34, 17, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #221188 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 6.7% green and 53.3% blue (34, 17, 136).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 78% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 88% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

This exact color is also called Nightly Expedition.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#221188 color codes

HEX	`#221188`
RGB	`rgb(34, 17, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 6.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 78%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 88%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 88%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18, 44.5, -61.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18, 75.78, 305.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.303, 2.518, 23.494)`
Decimal	`2232712`
Short hex	`#218`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221188, 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 #221188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #221188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221188; }
.text { color: #221188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 17 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221188, #5d1188); }

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Questions

What color is #221188?: #221188 is a dark, moderate blue known as Nightly Expedition. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #221188?: The RGB value is 34, 17, 136: 34 red, 17 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221188?: The complementary color is #778811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221188?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.