What color is #200217?

#200217 is a very dark, vivid magenta. In RGB it is rgb(32, 2, 23), and in HSL hsl(318, 88%, 7%).

Is #200217 accessible as text?

On white, #200217 has a contrast ratio of 19.40:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.08:1 (fails). For text placed on #200217, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #200217?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mauve-950 (#0C090C).

What colors go well with #200217?

#200217 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #02220C. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #200217 below.

Is #200217 good for buttons?

#200217 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #200217 — black text only reaches 1.08:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #200217 the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #200217 is not the CSS named color midnightblue, but midnightblue (#191970) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#200217 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #200217

Not just a swatch — here's how #200217 works with other colors. Named schemes with #200217 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #200217 Secondary #7D472D Surface #ECD8C1 Accent #454F38 Anchor #592233

Jet Black plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #200217 Secondary #BA6031 Accent #7D7540 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2922

This palette keeps Jet Black as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #200217 Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F0E7 Secondary #BCADA0 Ink #2B2723

Jet Black sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #200217 Anchor #141210 Accent #D69B51 Secondary #30252C Surface #F3EDE3

Jet Black carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #200217 Secondary #382C33 Support #9C9087 Ink #18140F

Jet Black is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Jet Black carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #200217 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 57/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 18/100

Very low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 81/100

Very high

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 7/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 32/100

Low

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 81/100

Very high

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 25/100

Low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 8/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 54/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 93/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #200217

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People also use #200217 with

Deep Purple Jet Black Graphite Gainsboro Eggplant

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 19.4:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #EEB2DC for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #22020E — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #200217 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #200217;
  --color-base-rgb: 32 2 23;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(16.9% 0.064 341.5);
  --color-50: #FEF0FA;
  --color-100: #FDD8F2;
  --color-200: #FAB2E5;
  --color-300: #F07FCE;
  --color-400: #E250B6;
  --color-500: #C82D99;
  --color-600: #982A77;
  --color-700: #6B2456;
  --color-800: #461B39;
  --color-900: #2B1323;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  jet-black: {
    50: '#FEF0FA',
    100: '#FDD8F2',
    200: '#FAB2E5',
    300: '#F07FCE',
    400: '#E250B6',
    500: '#C82D99',
    600: '#982A77',
    700: '#6B2456',
    800: '#461B39',
    900: '#2B1323',
  },
}

$base: #200217;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FEF0FA;
$base-100: #FDD8F2;
$base-200: #FAB2E5;
$base-300: #F07FCE;
$base-400: #E250B6;
$base-500: #C82D99;
$base-600: #982A77;
$base-700: #6B2456;
$base-800: #461B39;
$base-900: #2B1323;
$base-hover: #1B0213;
$base-subtle: #E788CB;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#200217",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FEF0FA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#FDD8F2",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#FAB2E5",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#F07FCE",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#E250B6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#C82D99",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#982A77",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#6B2456",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#461B39",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#2B1323",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #200217

Color Lab

Pairs with #200217

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