#160024#160024

#160024 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 15.5% C 0.078 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160024
RGB	rgb(22, 0, 36)
HSL	hsl(277, 100%, 7%)
HSV	hsv(277, 100%, 14%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.9%, 100%, 0%, 85.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.69, 14.99, -17.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.69, 23.18, 310.29°)
OKLab	oklab(15.46% 0.0501 -0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(15.46% 0.078 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(0.6492, 0.2980, 1.6920)
Luminance	0.0030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 7.77

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160024 #0E2400

analogous

#040024 #160024 #240020

triadic

#160024 #241600 #002416

tetradic

#160024 #240400 #0E2400 #002024

square

#160024 #240400 #0E2400 #002024

split-complementary

#160024 #202400 #002404

monochromatic

#13001F #13001F #160024 #3B0061 #61009E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.82

#160024 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.06

#160024 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160024

19.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160024	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160024	1.00	19.82	1.06	19.82
#FFFFFF	19.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000925

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000A23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#140711

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0A0A0A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160024;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 0, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(15.5% 0.078 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#52465e',
    500: '#160024',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160024;
$custom-light: #52465e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160024",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 0,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.667,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 7.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.15464,
    "c": 0.07829,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.00298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160024

secondary

#366D13

accent

#FF297C

background

#F4F3F5

surface

#E7E5E9

border

#C3C1C5

text

#020004

muted

#787779

Preview Lab

Preview with #160024

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

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