#160023#160023

#160023 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 15.4% C 0.077 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160023
RGB	rgb(22, 0, 35)
HSL	hsl(278, 100%, 7%)
HSV	hsv(278, 100%, 14%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 100%, 0%, 86.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.64, 14.61, -16.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.64, 22.41, 310.71°)
OKLab	oklab(15.35% 0.0506 -0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(15.35% 0.077 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(0.6342, 0.2919, 1.6127)
Luminance	0.0029 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 8.10

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160023 #0D2300

analogous

#050023 #160023 #23001F

triadic

#160023 #231600 #002316

tetradic

#160023 #230500 #0D2300 #001F23

square

#160023 #230500 #0D2300 #001F23

split-complementary

#160023 #1F2300 #002305

monochromatic

#13001F #13001F #160023 #3C0060 #63009D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.84

#160023 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.06

#160023 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160023

19.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160023	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160023	1.00	19.84	1.06	19.84
#FFFFFF	19.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000924

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000A22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#140610

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0A0A0A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160023;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 0, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(15.4% 0.077 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#52465e',
    500: '#160023',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160023;
$custom-light: #52465e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160023",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 0,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.714,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 6.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.15352,
    "c": 0.07726,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.00292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160023

secondary

#346C13

accent

#FF2978

background

#F4F3F5

surface

#E7E5E9

border

#C3C1C5

text

#020004

muted

#787779

Preview Lab

Preview with #160023

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

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