#160228#160228

#160228 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.004; OKLCH L 16.4% C 0.077 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160228
RGB	rgb(22, 2, 40)
HSL	hsl(272, 90%, 8%)
HSV	hsv(272, 95%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(45%, 95%, 0%, 84.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(3.32, 15.83, -19.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(3.32, 25.36, 308.64°)
OKLab	oklab(16.43% 0.0434 -0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(16.43% 0.077 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(0.7355, 0.3672, 2.0392)
Luminance	0.0037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160228 #142802

analogous

#030228 #160228 #280227

triadic

#160228 #281602 #022816

tetradic

#160228 #280302 #142802 #022728

square

#160228 #280302 #142802 #022728

split-complementary

#160228 #272802 #022803

monochromatic

#10011D #10011D #160228 #360562 #56089D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.56

#160228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.07

#160228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160228

19.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160228	1.00	19.56	1.07	19.56
#FFFFFF	19.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000B29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000C27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#120A14

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0C0C0C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 2, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(16.4% 0.077 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#534762',
    500: '#160228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160228;
$custom-light: #534762;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.579,
    "s": 90.476,
    "l": 8.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.1643,
    "c": 0.07692,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.00367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160228

secondary

#416D19

accent

#FF298E

background

#F4F4F5

surface

#E7E6EA

border

#C3C2C6

text

#020005

muted

#787779

Preview Lab

Preview with #160228

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

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