Black Sabbath is deep, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #dfd |
| Complementary Color | #020 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (300° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 6.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Sabbath Color. The Glossy Black color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Exquisite Eggplant (#330033) for more calm effect. Try Mardi Gras as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#020 is the best complementary color to Black Sabbath. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #202 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #100022 and #201. Thus found on the left and right of #202 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Black Russian and White colors as they work well with Black Sabbath.
The split-complementary Black Sabbath palette consists of #021 and #120 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#020). Try White and White colors in combination with #202, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #202 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Sabbath. Thus Swamp and Cola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Sabbath contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and Midnight split by 90° on the color wheel. #202 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Black Sabbath tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#020) and two others. The Cola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Bell – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #212200 and #002.
In a RGB color space, hex #220022 is made of 50% red, 0% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Black Sabbath has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 6.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #220022 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 86.67% black ink.
| HEX | #220022 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(34,0,34) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 0%, 50% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 0, 86.67 |
| HSL | hsl(300,100%,6.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(300,100%,13.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(4.1152,20.9409,-13.804) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.9484,0.4556,1.5513) |