#16012E#16012E

#16012E is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.004; OKLCH L 16.9% C 0.086 H 299.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16012E
RGB	rgb(22, 1, 46)
HSL	hsl(268, 96%, 9%)
HSV	hsv(268, 98%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 97.8%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(3.52, 19.03, -24.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(3.52, 30.67, 308.35°)
OKLab	oklab(16.89% 0.0427 -0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(16.89% 0.086 299.6)
XYZ	xyz(0.8347, 0.3895, 2.6154)
Luminance	0.0039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight

#03012D

ΔE00 5.35

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16012E #192E01

analogous

#01032E #16012E #2D012E

triadic

#16012E #2E1601 #012E16

tetradic

#16012E #2E0103 #192E01 #012E2D

square

#16012E #2E0103 #192E01 #012E2D

split-complementary

#16012E #2E2D01 #032E01

monochromatic

#0E011E #0E011E #16012E #33026A #4F04A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.48

#16012E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.08

#16012E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16012E

19.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16012E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16012E	1.00	19.48	1.08	19.48
#FFFFFF	19.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000D2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000C2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#100C17

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0D0D0D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16012e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 1, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(16.9% 0.086 299.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#544667',
    500: '#16012e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16012e;
$custom-light: #544667;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16012e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 1,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268,
    "s": 95.745,
    "l": 9.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.16887,
    "c": 0.08642,
    "h": 299.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16012E

secondary

#497417

accent

#FF299B

background

#F5F3F6

surface

#E9E5EB

border

#C5C1C6

text

#030006

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #16012E

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

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