What color is #220519?

#220519 is a very dark, vivid magenta. In RGB it is rgb(34, 5, 25), and in HSL hsl(319, 74%, 8%).

Is #220519 accessible as text?

On white, #220519 has a contrast ratio of 19.03:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.10:1 (fails). For text placed on #220519, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #220519?

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

What colors go well with #220519?

#220519 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #05230F. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #220519 below.

Is #220519 good for buttons?

#220519 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #220519 — black text only reaches 1.10:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #220519 the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #220519 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.

#220519 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #220519

Not just a swatch — here's how #220519 works with other colors. Named schemes with #220519 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #220519 Secondary #7D472C Surface #ECD8C1 Accent #454F38 Anchor #592232

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 #220519 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 #220519 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 #220519 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 #220519 Secondary #3B2F36 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 #220519 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 6/100

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

High

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

Brand distinctiveness 23/100

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 94/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #220519

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People also use #220519 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 19.0:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #E9B7D9 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #230510 — 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 #220519 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #220519;
  --color-base-rgb: 34 5 25;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(18.1% 0.059 341.8);
  --color-50: #FEF1FA;
  --color-100: #FBDBF0;
  --color-200: #F4B8E1;
  --color-300: #E788C9;
  --color-400: #D65CAF;
  --color-500: #BC3992;
  --color-600: #8F3372;
  --color-700: #652A52;
  --color-800: #421F37;
  --color-900: #291522;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  jet-black: {
    50: '#FEF1FA',
    100: '#FBDBF0',
    200: '#F4B8E1',
    300: '#E788C9',
    400: '#D65CAF',
    500: '#BC3992',
    600: '#8F3372',
    700: '#652A52',
    800: '#421F37',
    900: '#291522',
  },
}

$base: #220519;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FEF1FA;
$base-100: #FBDBF0;
$base-200: #F4B8E1;
$base-300: #E788C9;
$base-400: #D65CAF;
$base-500: #BC3992;
$base-600: #8F3372;
$base-700: #652A52;
$base-800: #421F37;
$base-900: #291522;
$base-hover: #1C0415;
$base-subtle: #E091C7;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#220519",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FEF1FA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#FBDBF0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#F4B8E1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#E788C9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#D65CAF",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#BC3992",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#8F3372",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#652A52",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#421F37",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#291522",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #220519

Color Lab

Pairs with #220519

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