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#180B22 Color

#180B22 is rgb(24, 11, 34) in RGB, hsl(274, 51%, 9%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 68%, 0%, 87%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Purple (#301934), visibly different at ΔE 10.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#180B22
HEX#180B22
RGBrgb(24, 11, 34)
HSLhsl(274, 51%, 9%)
HSVhsv(274, 68%, 13%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 68%, 0%, 87%)
OKLCHoklch(18.2% 0.048 308.4)
LABlab(4.88% 9.50 -12.65)
LCHlch(4.88% 15.82 306.90)

What #180B22 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 #180B22, 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.

#180B22 Channel Values

How #180B22 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 24 · G 11 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 51% · L 9%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 68% · V 13%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 87%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance18.92:1 vs white · 1.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #180B22 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 text18.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #180B22 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #180B22

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #180B22; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #180B22

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #180B22.

How #180B22 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#180B22
Protanopia#0E0E22
Protanomaly#120D22
Deuteranopia#101022
Deuteranomaly#140E22
Tritanopia#150F0F
Tritanomaly#160E18
Achromatopsia#111111

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #180B22 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-180b22: #180B22;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #180B22;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-180b22': '#180B22' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.043, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_180b22">#180B22</color>
SVG fillfill="#180B22"

More Purple Colors

#180B22 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#180B22 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #180B22?

#180B22 is a darkest purple — rgb(24, 11, 34) in RGB and hsl(274, 51%, 9%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.3.

What is the RGB value of #180B22?

#180B22 is rgb(24, 11, 34) — red 24, green 11, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #180B22?

#180B22 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 68%, 0%, 87%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #180B22 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #180B22 scores 18.92:1 against white and 1.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #180B22 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #180B22 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 16.56, which is visibly different.

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