#160227#160227

#160227 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.004; OKLCH L 16.3% C 0.076 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160227
RGB	rgb(22, 2, 39)
HSL	hsl(272, 90%, 8%)
HSV	hsv(272, 95%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.6%, 94.9%, 0%, 84.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(3.26, 15.40, -19.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(3.26, 24.56, 308.84°)
OKLab	oklab(16.32% 0.0438 -0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(16.32% 0.076 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(0.7187, 0.3605, 1.9508)
Luminance	0.0036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160227 #132702

analogous

#030227 #160227 #270225

triadic

#160227 #271602 #022716

tetradic

#160227 #270302 #132702 #022527

square

#160227 #270302 #132702 #022527

split-complementary

#160227 #252702 #022703

monochromatic

#10011D #10011D #160227 #370561 #58089B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.59

#160227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.07

#160227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160227

19.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160227	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)

#000B28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000C26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#130A13

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0C0C0C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 2, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(16.3% 0.076 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#534761',
    500: '#160227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160227;
$custom-light: #534761;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.432,
    "s": 90.244,
    "l": 8.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.1632,
    "c": 0.07573,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160227

secondary

#3F6C18

accent

#FF298B

background

#F4F4F5

surface

#E7E6E9

border

#C3C2C5

text

#020005

muted

#787779

Preview Lab

Preview with #160227

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

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