Color

#220078

Dark vivid cool violet. Nearest reference color: Midnight blue.

RGB

0–255

120

CMYK

0–100%

71.67%

100%

52.94%

RGB describes how #220078 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 34, green 0 and blue 120.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 71.67%, magenta 100%, yellow 0% and black 52.94%.

HSL values

H 257° S 100% L 23.53%

In the HSL color model, #220078 has a hue of 257°, 100% saturation and 23.53% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#220078 is a dark, cool violet with vivid chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Dark
Chroma: Vivid

Color formats

Copy #220078 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #220078

RGB rgb(34, 0, 120)

HSL hsl(257 100% 23.53%)

OKLCH oklch(0.278821 0.169763 279.1288)

CSS --color: #220078;

Tints of #220078

Tints are lighter variations of #220078. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#EBEDFF #A9B0FF #7274E7 #4640AF #220078

Shades of #220078

Shades are darker variations of #220078. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#220078 #1A0061 #12004A #0A0035 #040021

Tones of #220078

Tones reduce the chroma of #220078, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#220078 #201667 #211F57 #232446 #262735

Tonal range of #220078

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #220078 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#EBEDFF #A9B0FF #7274E7 #4640AF #220078 #1A0061 #12004A #0A0035 #040021

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #EBEDFF;
    --color-200: #A9B0FF;
    --color-300: #7274E7;
    --color-400: #4640AF;
    --color-500: #220078;
    --color-600: #1A0061;
    --color-700: #12004A;
    --color-800: #0A0035;
    --color-900: #040021;
}

Colors that go with #220078

Color harmonies for #220078 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#220078 #302900

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#002A4C #220078 #3D005B

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#220078 #4B1300 #00321D

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#220078 #3B2200 #1D2F00

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#220078 #51001D #302900 #00302D

CSS gradients with #220078

These gradients show how #220078 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#220078 #4B4C9D #8187BF #BEC2E0 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #220078, #4B4C9D, #8187BF, #BEC2E0, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#220078 #130050 #07002A #01000A #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #220078, #130050, #07002A, #01000A, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#220078 #002D41 #00302E #033308 #302900

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #220078, #002D41, #00302E, #033308, #302900);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #220078. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

15.68:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Black text

1.34:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.0170 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #220078 as the background.

background-color: #220078;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #220078 in design

See how #220078 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#220078 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #220078 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#A9B0FF

#220078

#0A0035

Colors similar to #220078

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #220078, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#322492 #11004A #201568 #100C7A #2D006F #161D87 #230059

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #220078 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #00277B Deuteranopia #001F76 Tritanopia #002D44

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #220078 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 4.0488
Y: 1.6958
Z: 17.8796

CIELAB

L*: 13.8022
a*: 46.1637
b*: -58.1375

OKLab

L: 0.278821
a: 0.026934
b: -0.167612

OKLCH

L: 0.278821
C: 0.169763
H: 279.1288°