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#220B60 — Deep Vivid Purple

#220B60 is a purple color we call Deep Vivid Purple, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: midnightblue (#191970) — not an exact match. CSS midnightblue gives you #191970, a different color; use #220B60 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#220B60 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #49600B; it also sits naturally between #0B1F60 and #4C0B60. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#220B60 · RGB 34, 11, 96

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Color values

HEX#220B60
RGB34, 11, 96
HSL256°, 79%, 21%
HSV256°, 89%, 38%
CMYK65%, 89%, 0%, 62%
XYZ2.89, 1.42, 11.19
Yxy1.42, 0.1865, 0.0918
CIE-Lab12.12, 34.88, -45.20
Hunter Lab11.93, 23.36, -49.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 13% · Green 4% · Blue 38%

Cyan 65% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 0% · Key 62%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #220B60 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #220B60 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #220B60

.text { color: #220B60; }
.background { background-color: #220B60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #220B60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(34, 11, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 79%, 21%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #220B60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(34, 11, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #220B60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(34, 11, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#220B60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#220B60">Div content here</div>

Shades of #220B60

#1F0A57#1D0A52#1A0949#170740#15073B#120632#0E0529#0B0420#0A031B#060212

Tints of #220B60

#2F1084#3A13A4#4718C9#541FE5#7044E9#8864ED#A488F1#BDA8F5#D9CDF9#F1EDFD

Tones of #220B60

#25115A#281854#2A1D4E#2D2348#302942#33303B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #49600B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text16.35:1 AAA
Against black text1.28:1 Fails

Best text color on #220B60: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #220B60

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #220B60: ·

How #220B60 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #18184BDeuteranopia · #191B46Tritanopia · #213B38

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap dark · #212529Tailwind slate 600 · #475569Tailwind gray 600 · #4B5563

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #220B60 rather than the exact color:

Vintage Cascade
#251161 · #5A116D · #6D154F · #E1253B
Palette 1c0c5b
#1C0C5B · #3D2C8D · #916BBF · #C996CC
Gentle Ruby Cinder
#978AEA · #241297 · #190E5D · #10083F
Palette 27005d
#27005D · #9400FF · #AED2FF · #E4F1FF
Palette 201658
#201658 · #1D24CA · #98ABEE · #F9E8C9
Palette 180161
#180161 · #4F1787 · #EB3678 · #FB773C

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#251161#1C0C5B#190E5D#27005D#201658#180161#2A1458#230C51#310A5D#181862#240750#150E56

Browse neighbouring colors

← #220B5F  ·  #220B61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #220B60?

#220B60 is Deep Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 34, 11, 96). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #220B60?

#220B60 is RGB 34, 11, 96 — HSL 256°, 79%, 21% — CMYK 65%, 89%, 0%, 62%.

What colors go with #220B60?

Its complement is #49600B; analogous partners are #0B1F60 and #4C0B60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #220B60 for text?

White text on #220B60 has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.28:1.