#16001F#16001F

#16001F is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 14.9% C 0.073 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16001F
RGB	rgb(22, 0, 31)
HSL	hsl(283, 100%, 6%)
HSV	hsv(283, 100%, 12%)
CMYK	cmyk(29%, 100%, 0%, 87.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.43, 13.19, -14.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.43, 19.33, 313.03°)
OKLab	oklab(14.92% 0.0524 -0.0512)
OKLCH	oklch(14.92% 0.073 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(0.5782, 0.2695, 1.3176)
Luminance	0.0027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 9.58

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16001F #091F00

analogous

#06001F #16001F #1F0018

triadic

#16001F #1F1600 #001F16

tetradic

#16001F #1F0600 #091F00 #00181F

square

#16001F #1F0600 #091F00 #00181F

split-complementary

#16001F #181F00 #001F06

monochromatic

#16001F #16001F #16001F #41005C #6D0099

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.92

#16001F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.05

#16001F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16001F

19.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16001F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16001F	1.00	19.92	1.05	19.92
#FFFFFF	19.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000820

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000A1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#15050D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#090909

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16001f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 0, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(14.9% 0.073 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#52465a',
    500: '#16001f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16001f;
$custom-light: #52465a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16001f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 0,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.581,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 6.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.14919,
    "c": 0.07323,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16001F

secondary

#2B6812

accent

#FF2967

background

#F4F3F5

surface

#E7E5E9

border

#C3C1C5

text

#020004

muted

#787779

Preview Lab

Preview with #16001F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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