#160222#160222

#160222 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 15.8% C 0.070 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160222
RGB	rgb(22, 2, 34)
HSL	hsl(278, 89%, 7%)
HSV	hsv(278, 94%, 13%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.3%, 94.1%, 0%, 86.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.98, 13.44, -15.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.98, 20.65, 310.60°)
OKLab	oklab(15.79% 0.0456 -0.0529)
OKLCH	oklch(15.79% 0.07 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(0.6413, 0.3295, 1.5429)
Luminance	0.0033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160222 #0E2202

analogous

#060222 #160222 #22021E

triadic

#160222 #221602 #022216

tetradic

#160222 #220602 #0E2202 #021E22

square

#160222 #220602 #0E2202 #021E22

split-complementary

#160222 #1E2202 #022206

monochromatic

#13021D #13021D #160222 #3B055C #610996

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.70

#160222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.07

#160222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160222

19.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160222	1.00	19.70	1.07	19.70
#FFFFFF	19.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000A23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000B21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#140810

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0B0B0B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 2, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(15.8% 0.070 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#52475d',
    500: '#160222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160222;
$custom-light: #52475d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 88.889,
    "l": 7.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.15791,
    "c": 0.06978,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.00329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160222

secondary

#366818

accent

#FF2979

background

#F4F4F5

surface

#E7E6E9

border

#C3C2C5

text

#020004

muted

#787779

Preview Lab

Preview with #160222

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

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