#160027#160027

#160027 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 15.8% C 0.081 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160027
RGB	rgb(22, 0, 39)
HSL	hsl(274, 100%, 8%)
HSV	hsv(274, 100%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.6%, 100%, 0%, 84.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.86, 16.21, -19.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.86, 25.54, 309.38°)
OKLab	oklab(15.81% 0.0486 -0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(15.81% 0.081 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(0.6970, 0.3171, 1.9435)
Luminance	0.0032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160027 #112700

analogous

#020027 #160027 #270024

triadic

#160027 #271600 #002716

tetradic

#160027 #270200 #112700 #002427

square

#160027 #270200 #112700 #002427

split-complementary

#160027 #242700 #002702

monochromatic

#11001F #11001F #160027 #390064 #5B00A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.75

#160027 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.06

#160027 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160027

19.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160027	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160027	1.00	19.75	1.06	19.75
#FFFFFF	19.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000A28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000B26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#130812

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0A0A0A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160027;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 0, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(15.8% 0.081 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#534661',
    500: '#160027',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160027;
$custom-light: #534661;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160027",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 0,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.846,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 7.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.15808,
    "c": 0.08138,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.00317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160027

secondary

#3C6F14

accent

#FF2986

background

#F4F3F5

surface

#E7E5E9

border

#C3C1C5

text

#020005

muted

#787779

Preview Lab

Preview with #160027

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

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