#16022C#16022C

#16022C is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.004; OKLCH L 16.9% C 0.082 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16022C
RGB	rgb(22, 2, 44)
HSL	hsl(269, 91%, 9%)
HSV	hsv(269, 95%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 95.5%, 0%, 82.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(3.58, 17.65, -22.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(3.58, 28.56, 308.17°)
OKLab	oklab(16.88% 0.0417 -0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(16.88% 0.082 300.7)
XYZ	xyz(0.8071, 0.3958, 2.4163)
Luminance	0.0040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight

#03012D

ΔE00 5.28

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16022C #182C02

analogous

#02032C #16022C #2B022C

triadic

#16022C #2C1602 #022C16

tetradic

#16022C #2C0203 #182C02 #022C2B

square

#16022C #2C0203 #182C02 #022C2B

split-complementary

#16022C #2C2B02 #032C02

monochromatic

#0F011D #0F011D #16022C #330567 #5107A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.46

#16022C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.08

#16022C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16022C

19.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16022C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16022C	1.00	19.46	1.08	19.46
#FFFFFF	19.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000D2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000D2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#110C16

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0D0D0D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16022c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 2, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(16.9% 0.082 300.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#544765',
    500: '#16022c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16022c;
$custom-light: #544765;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16022c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.571,
    "s": 91.304,
    "l": 9.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.16882,
    "c": 0.08173,
    "h": 300.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.00396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16022C

secondary

#477119

accent

#FF2999

background

#F5F3F6

surface

#E8E5EB

border

#C4C1C6

text

#030005

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #16022C

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

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