What color is #221199?

#221199 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Space Exploration. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #221199?

The RGB value is 34, 17, 153: 34 red, 17 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #221199?

The complementary color is #889911, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #221199?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#221199 color

#221199 rgb(34, 17, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #221199 is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 6.7% green and 60% blue (34, 17, 153).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 80% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 89% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Space Exploration (#001199), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#221199 color codes

HEX	`#221199`
RGB	`rgb(34, 17, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 6.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 80%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 89%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 89%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.2, 49.54, -68.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.2, 84.34, 305.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.608, 3.04, 30.369)`
Decimal	`2232729`
Short hex	`#219`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #221199, 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 #221199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#221199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #221199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #221199; }
.text { color: #221199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 17 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #221199, #661199); }

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Questions

What color is #221199?: #221199 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Space Exploration. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #221199?: The RGB value is 34, 17, 153: 34 red, 17 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #221199?: The complementary color is #889911, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #221199?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.