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#110821 Color

#110821 is rgb(17, 8, 33) in RGB, hsl(262, 61%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 76%, 0%, 87%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), visibly different at ΔE 12.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#110821
HEX#110821
RGBrgb(17, 8, 33)
HSLhsl(262, 61%, 8%)
HSVhsv(262, 76%, 13%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 76%, 0%, 87%)
OKLCHoklch(16.4% 0.051 297.2)
LABlab(3.53% 7.21 -14.00)
LCHlch(3.53% 15.74 297.25)

What #110821 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #110821, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#110821 Channel Values

How #110821 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 17 · G 8 · B 338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 61% · L 8%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 76% · V 13%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 87%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance19.43:1 vs white · 1.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #110821 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text19.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #110821

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #110821; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #110821

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #110821.

How #110821 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#110821
Protanopia#0A0A21
Protanomaly#0D0921
Deuteranopia#0B0B21
Deuteranomaly#0E0A21
Tritanopia#0D0D0D
Tritanomaly#0F0B17
Achromatopsia#0D0D0D

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Using #110821 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-110821: #110821;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #110821;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-110821': '#110821' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.031, blue: 0.129)
Android XML<color name="color_110821">#110821</color>
SVG fillfill="#110821"

More Purple Colors

#110821 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#110821 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #110821?

#110821 is a darkest purple — rgb(17, 8, 33) in RGB and hsl(262, 61%, 8%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.11.

What is the RGB value of #110821?

#110821 is rgb(17, 8, 33) — red 17, green 8, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #110821?

#110821 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 76%, 0%, 87%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #110821 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #110821 scores 19.43:1 against white and 1.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #110821 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #110821 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 16.14, which is visibly different.

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