#160022#160022

#160022 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 15.2% C 0.076 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160022
RGB	rgb(22, 0, 34)
HSL	hsl(279, 100%, 7%)
HSV	hsv(279, 100%, 13%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.3%, 100%, 0%, 86.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.58, 14.24, -16.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.58, 21.63, 311.18°)
OKLab	oklab(15.24% 0.0511 -0.0566)
OKLCH	oklch(15.24% 0.076 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(0.6196, 0.2861, 1.5356)
Luminance	0.0029 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 8.45

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160022 #0C2200

analogous

#050022 #160022 #22001D

triadic

#160022 #221600 #002216

tetradic

#160022 #220500 #0C2200 #001D22

square

#160022 #220500 #0C2200 #001D22

split-complementary

#160022 #1D2200 #002205

monochromatic

#14001F #14001F #160022 #3E005F #65009C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.86

#160022 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.06

#160022 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160022

19.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160022	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160022	1.00	19.86	1.06	19.86
#FFFFFF	19.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000823

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000A21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#14060F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#090909

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160022;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 0, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(15.2% 0.076 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#52465d',
    500: '#160022',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160022;
$custom-light: #52465d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160022",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 0,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 6.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.15241,
    "c": 0.07624,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160022

secondary

#326B13

accent

#FF2974

background

#F4F3F5

surface

#E7E5E9

border

#C3C1C5

text

#020004

muted

#787779

Preview Lab

Preview with #160022

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

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