#16022B#16022B

#16022B is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.004; OKLCH L 16.8% C 0.081 H 301.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16022B
RGB	rgb(22, 2, 43)
HSL	hsl(269, 91%, 9%)
HSV	hsv(269, 95%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.8%, 95.3%, 0%, 83.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(3.51, 17.18, -21.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(3.51, 27.75, 308.24°)
OKLab	oklab(16.77% 0.0422 -0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(16.77% 0.081 301.6)
XYZ	xyz(0.7885, 0.3884, 2.3185)
Luminance	0.0039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight

#03012D

ΔE00 5.33

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16022B #172B02

analogous

#02032B #16022B #2B022B

triadic

#16022B #2B1602 #022B16

tetradic

#16022B #2B0203 #172B02 #022B2B

square

#16022B #2B0203 #172B02 #022B2B

split-complementary

#16022B #2B2B02 #032B02

monochromatic

#0F011D #0F011D #16022B #340565 #5207A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.49

#16022B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.08

#16022B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16022B

19.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16022B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16022B	1.00	19.49	1.08	19.49
#FFFFFF	19.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000C2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000C2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#110B16

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0D0D0D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16022b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 2, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(16.8% 0.081 301.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#544764',
    500: '#16022b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16022b;
$custom-light: #544764;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16022b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.268,
    "s": 91.111,
    "l": 8.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.16767,
    "c": 0.08052,
    "h": 301.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.00388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16022B

secondary

#457019

accent

#FF2997

background

#F4F4F6

surface

#E8E6EB

border

#C4C2C6

text

#030005

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #16022B

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

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