What color is #230218?

#230218 is a very dark, vivid magenta. In RGB it is rgb(35, 2, 24), and in HSL hsl(320, 89%, 7%).

Is #230218 accessible as text?

On white, #230218 has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.09:1 (fails). For text placed on #230218, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #230218?

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

What colors go well with #230218?

#230218 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #02220D. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #230218 below.

Is #230218 good for buttons?

#230218 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #230218 — black text only reaches 1.09:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #230218 the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #230218 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.

#230218 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #230218

Not just a swatch — here's how #230218 works with other colors. Named schemes with #230218 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #230218 Secondary #7D472C Surface #EBD8C1 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 #230218 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 #230218 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 #230218 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 #230218 Secondary #3B2D35 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 #230218 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 58/100

Neutral

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

Softness 18/100

Very low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 80/100

Very high

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

Naturalness 8/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 34/100

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 26/100

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 53/100

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 #230218

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People also use #230218 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 19.2:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #EEB1DA for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #22020D — 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 #230218 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #230218;
  --color-base-rgb: 35 2 24;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(17.6% 0.068 343.6);
  --color-50: #FEF0FA;
  --color-100: #FDD8F1;
  --color-200: #FAB2E2;
  --color-300: #F17ECB;
  --color-400: #E34FB2;
  --color-500: #C92C95;
  --color-600: #982A73;
  --color-700: #6B2353;
  --color-800: #461B38;
  --color-900: #2B1323;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  jet-black: {
    50: '#FEF0FA',
    100: '#FDD8F1',
    200: '#FAB2E2',
    300: '#F17ECB',
    400: '#E34FB2',
    500: '#C92C95',
    600: '#982A73',
    700: '#6B2353',
    800: '#461B38',
    900: '#2B1323',
  },
}

$base: #230218;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FEF0FA;
$base-100: #FDD8F1;
$base-200: #FAB2E2;
$base-300: #F17ECB;
$base-400: #E34FB2;
$base-500: #C92C95;
$base-600: #982A73;
$base-700: #6B2353;
$base-800: #461B38;
$base-900: #2B1323;
$base-hover: #1B0213;
$base-subtle: #E888C8;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#230218",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FEF0FA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#FDD8F1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#FAB2E2",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#F17ECB",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#E34FB2",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#C92C95",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#982A73",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#6B2353",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#461B38",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#2B1323",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #230218

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