What color is #220418?

#220418 is a very dark, vivid magenta. In RGB it is rgb(34, 4, 24), and in HSL hsl(320, 79%, 7%).

Is #220418 accessible as text?

On white, #220418 has a contrast ratio of 19.12:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.10:1 (fails). For text placed on #220418, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #220418?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mauve-900 (#1D161E).

What colors go well with #220418?

#220418 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #04200D. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #220418 below.

Is #220418 good for buttons?

#220418 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #220418 — black text only reaches 1.10:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #220418 the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #220418 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.

#220418 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #220418

Not just a swatch — here's how #220418 works with other colors. Named schemes with #220418 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #220418 Secondary #7D472C Surface #ECD8C1 Accent #454F38 Anchor #5A2232

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 #220418 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 #220418 Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F1E7 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 #220418 Anchor #141210 Accent #D59B51 Secondary #30252B 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 #220418 Secondary #3A2E35 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 #220418 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 19/100

Very low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 79/100

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 33/100

Low

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 80/100

Very high

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

Brand distinctiveness 24/100

Low

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

UI accent fit 9/100

Very low

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

Surface fit 55/100

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 #220418

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People also use #220418 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 19.1:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #EBB5D9 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #20040D — 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 #220418 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #220418;
  --color-base-rgb: 34 4 24;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(17.8% 0.061 343.2);
  --color-50: #FEF1FA;
  --color-100: #FCDAF0;
  --color-200: #F6B6E1;
  --color-300: #EB85C9;
  --color-400: #DA58AF;
  --color-500: #C03592;
  --color-600: #923071;
  --color-700: #672852;
  --color-800: #431D37;
  --color-900: #291422;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  jet-black: {
    50: '#FEF1FA',
    100: '#FCDAF0',
    200: '#F6B6E1',
    300: '#EB85C9',
    400: '#DA58AF',
    500: '#C03592',
    600: '#923071',
    700: '#672852',
    800: '#431D37',
    900: '#291422',
  },
}

$base: #220418;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FEF1FA;
$base-100: #FCDAF0;
$base-200: #F6B6E1;
$base-300: #EB85C9;
$base-400: #DA58AF;
$base-500: #C03592;
$base-600: #923071;
$base-700: #672852;
$base-800: #431D37;
$base-900: #291422;
$base-hover: #1A0312;
$base-subtle: #E38DC6;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#220418",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FEF1FA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#FCDAF0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#F6B6E1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#EB85C9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#DA58AF",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#C03592",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#923071",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#672852",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#431D37",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#291422",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #220418

Color Lab

Pairs with #220418

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