22112E

#22112E closest to Midnight Monarch

#22112E is a very dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Midnight Monarch. In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 6.7% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(34, 17, 46)). Its HSL value is 275° hue, 46% saturation and 12% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. #22112E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.68:1.

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Variations of #22112E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#22112E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#22112E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #22112E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0E192D
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #09182F
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #12162F
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0E192D
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #16162E
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #20161D
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #221327
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #181818
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #1B171F

#22112E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.68:1 Super#22112E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.19:1 Very poor#22112E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#22112E in CSS

/* Midnight Monarch */
.color { color: #22112E; }
.background { background-color: #22112E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #22112E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(34 17 46);
color: hsl(275 46% 12%);
color: oklch(0.217 0.058 309.4);

#22112E FAQ

What color is #22112E?

#22112E is a very dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #22112E?

#22112E is rgb(34, 17, 46) in RGB, hsl(275, 46%, 12%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 63%, 0%, 82%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #22112E?

The complementary color of #22112E is #1D2E11, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #22112E?

White text has the best contrast on #22112E: 17.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #22112E a warm or cool color?

#22112E is a cool color.