#160026#160026

#160026 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 15.7% C 0.080 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160026
RGB	rgb(22, 0, 38)
HSL	hsl(275, 100%, 7%)
HSV	hsv(275, 100%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.1%, 100%, 0%, 85.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.80, 15.79, -19.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.80, 24.76, 309.64°)
OKLab	oklab(15.69% 0.0491 -0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(15.69% 0.08 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(0.6807, 0.3105, 1.8574)
Luminance	0.0031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160026 #102600

analogous

#030026 #160026 #260023

triadic

#160026 #261600 #002616

tetradic

#160026 #260300 #102600 #002326

square

#160026 #260300 #102600 #002326

split-complementary

#160026 #232600 #002603

monochromatic

#12001F #12001F #160026 #390063 #5D00A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.77

#160026 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.06

#160026 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160026

19.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160026	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160026	1.00	19.77	1.06	19.77
#FFFFFF	19.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000927

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000A25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#130712

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0A0A0A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160026;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 0, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(15.7% 0.080 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#534660',
    500: '#160026',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160026;
$custom-light: #534660;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160026",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 0,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.737,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 7.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.15692,
    "c": 0.08034,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.00311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160026

secondary

#3A6E13

accent

#FF2983

background

#F4F3F5

surface

#E7E5E9

border

#C3C1C5

text

#020005

muted

#787779

Preview Lab

Preview with #160026

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

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