#160223#160223

#160223 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 15.9% C 0.071 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160223
RGB	rgb(22, 2, 35)
HSL	hsl(276, 89%, 7%)
HSV	hsv(276, 94%, 14%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 94.3%, 0%, 86.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(3.03, 13.81, -16.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(3.03, 21.43, 310.13°)
OKLab	oklab(15.89% 0.0452 -0.0547)
OKLCH	oklch(15.89% 0.071 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(0.6559, 0.3354, 1.6200)
Luminance	0.0034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160223 #0F2302

analogous

#060223 #160223 #230220

triadic

#160223 #231602 #022316

tetradic

#160223 #230602 #0F2302 #022023

square

#160223 #230602 #0F2302 #022023

split-complementary

#160223 #202302 #022306

monochromatic

#12021D #12021D #160223 #3A055D #5F0997

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.68

#160223 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.07

#160223 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160223

19.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160223	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160223	1.00	19.68	1.07	19.68
#FFFFFF	19.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000A24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000B22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#140811

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0B0B0B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160223;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 2, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(15.9% 0.071 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#52475e',
    500: '#160223',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160223;
$custom-light: #52475e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160223",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.364,
    "s": 89.189,
    "l": 7.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.15894,
    "c": 0.07097,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.00335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160223

secondary

#386918

accent

#FF297D

background

#F4F4F5

surface

#E7E6E9

border

#C3C2C5

text

#020004

muted

#787779

Preview Lab

Preview with #160223

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

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