#222255Spacescape (#222255) is a very dark, soft blue with an OKLCH hue of 279°, lightness 0.28 and chroma 0.09. 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 | #222255 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 34, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 43%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 60%, 33%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 60%, 0%, 67%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(16.2 16.9 -31.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.284 0.090 279) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Spacescape shifts subtly: leans toward purple; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#252250 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#242353 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#222255 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#222256 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Spacescape 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 14.71:1 and against black 1.43:1, 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.
#9297be · #6c719d · #494d7c · #222255 · #0e0a38 · #010010
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.
#264c6d · #223762 · #222255 · #21113f · #1b0329 · #120013
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.
#ccaec8 · #9095c6 · #9b6794 · #555a8a · #523b4f · #222255
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.
#d2c680 · #5f627e · #434555 · #222255 · #0c0d25 · #010007
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4f2e9 · #b0b2be · #787771 · #3e404d · #222255 · #16150d
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.
#f4f2e7 · #cccabd · #a19e90 · #2a2614 · #090600 · #222255
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dadab5 · #d8a469 · #7c63ad · #53332f · #222255 · #190725
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d7dfba · #dcb375 · #6b755c · #4c3833 · #222255 · #160520
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee8 · #dca391 · #438764 · #114d32 · #222255 · #250c05
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffedef · #dca0a9 · #857833 · #004c48 · #222255 · #1a1500
#3E4271 · #5E638E · #8085AB · #A4A9C9 · #CACEE8
#1D1C4B · #171740 · #121236 · #0D0C2D · #080823
#23254C · #252743 · #26283A
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.