#16012A#16012A

#16012A is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.004; OKLCH L 16.4% C 0.082 H 303.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16012A
RGB	rgb(22, 1, 42)
HSL	hsl(271, 95%, 8%)
HSV	hsv(271, 98%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.6%, 97.6%, 0%, 83.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(3.25, 17.12, -21.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(3.25, 27.44, 308.59°)
OKLab	oklab(16.41% 0.0447 -0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(16.41% 0.082 303.1)
XYZ	xyz(0.7595, 0.3594, 2.2194)
Luminance	0.0036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight

#03012D

ΔE00 5.46

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16012A #152A01

analogous

#02012A #16012A #2A0129

triadic

#16012A #2A1601 #012A16

tetradic

#16012A #2A0201 #152A01 #01292A

square

#16012A #2A0201 #152A01 #01292A

split-complementary

#16012A #292A01 #012A02

monochromatic

#10011E #10011E #16012A #350266 #5504A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.59

#16012A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.07

#16012A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16012A

19.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16012A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16012A	1.00	19.59	1.07	19.59
#FFFFFF	19.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000B2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000C29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#120A15

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0C0C0C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16012a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 1, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(16.4% 0.082 303.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#534664',
    500: '#16012a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16012a;
$custom-light: #534664;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16012a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 1,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.732,
    "s": 95.349,
    "l": 8.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.16412,
    "c": 0.08187,
    "h": 303.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16012A

secondary

#427016

accent

#FF2991

background

#F4F3F5

surface

#E7E5EA

border

#C3C1C6

text

#030005

muted

#787779

Preview Lab

Preview with #16012A

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

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