#111122Corbeau (#111122) is a very dark, muted blue with an OKLCH hue of 283°, lightness 0.19 and chroma 0.034. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #111122 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(17, 17, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 33%, 10%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 50%, 13%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 50%, 0%, 87%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(5.7 4.8 -11.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.187 0.034 283) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Corbeau shifts subtly: drifts toward purple; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#12101f — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: drifts toward purple#121121 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: drifts toward purple#111122 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#111123 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Corbeau in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 18.63:1 and against black 1.13:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#9899a6 · #727382 · #4f5060 · #2f2f40 · #111122 · #010006
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#245765 · #17445b · #123150 · #111e42 · #111122 · #0a011a
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ab91a5 · #7778a0 · #7a4f71 · #3f4065 · #362432 · #111122
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#cdc78e · #666777 · #46475e · #2b2c38 · #111122 · #01000b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f3f2ea · #b8b9c4 · #868680 · #53545f · #292922 · #111122
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f0f1fa · #c7c8d3 · #9a9ba7 · #3d3e4d · #111122 · #d6c74e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f4f3e2 · #c1bc90 · #8e8851 · #5b562a · #25263a · #111122
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f4f3e2 · #d3b590 · #749060 · #6a4f2b · #212c19 · #111122
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee7 · #ddae9c · #5a9478 · #30604a · #382219 · #111122
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffedee · #deabb0 · #8e8851 · #20605e · #2c2912 · #111122
#303041 · #525363 · #787987 · #9FA0AC · #C9C9D3
#0F0F1F · #0D0D1B · #0B0B18 · #090A15 · #080812
#11121F · #12121C · #121319
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.