#16022D#16022D

#16022D is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.004; OKLCH L 17.0% C 0.083 H 299.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16022D
RGB	rgb(22, 2, 45)
HSL	hsl(268, 91%, 9%)
HSV	hsv(268, 96%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 95.6%, 0%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(3.64, 18.13, -23.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(3.64, 29.37, 308.13°)
OKLab	oklab(17% 0.0413 -0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(17% 0.083 299.8)
XYZ	xyz(0.8261, 0.4034, 2.5165)
Luminance	0.0040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight

#03012D

ΔE00 5.26

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16022D #192D02

analogous

#02042D #16022D #2C022D

triadic

#16022D #2D1602 #022D16

tetradic

#16022D #2D0204 #192D02 #022D2C

square

#16022D #2D0204 #192D02 #022D2C

split-complementary

#16022D #2D2C02 #042D02

monochromatic

#0E011D #0E011D #16022D #330568 #4F07A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.43

#16022D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.08

#16022D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16022D

19.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16022D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16022D	1.00	19.43	1.08	19.43
#FFFFFF	19.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000D2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000D2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#100C17

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0D0D0D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16022d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 2, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(17.0% 0.083 299.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#544766',
    500: '#16022d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16022d;
$custom-light: #544766;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16022d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.907,
    "s": 91.489,
    "l": 9.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.16998,
    "c": 0.08292,
    "h": 299.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.00403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16022D

secondary

#497219

accent

#FF299B

background

#F5F3F6

surface

#E9E5EB

border

#C5C1C6

text

#030006

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #16022D

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

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