#16022E#16022E

#16022E is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.004; OKLCH L 17.1% C 0.084 H 299.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16022E
RGB	rgb(22, 2, 46)
HSL	hsl(267, 92%, 9%)
HSV	hsv(267, 96%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 95.7%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(3.71, 18.63, -23.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(3.71, 30.18, 308.12°)
OKLab	oklab(17.11% 0.0408 -0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(17.11% 0.084 299)
XYZ	xyz(0.8456, 0.4112, 2.6191)
Luminance	0.0041 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight

#03012D

ΔE00 5.27

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16022E #1A2E02

analogous

#02042E #16022E #2C022E

triadic

#16022E #2E1602 #022E16

tetradic

#16022E #2E0204 #1A2E02 #022E2C

square

#16022E #2E0204 #1A2E02 #022E2C

split-complementary

#16022E #2E2C02 #042E02

monochromatic

#0E011D #0E011D #16022E #320569 #4E07A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.40

#16022E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.08

#16022E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16022E

19.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16022E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16022E	1.00	19.40	1.08	19.40
#FFFFFF	19.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000D2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000D2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#100D17

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0D0D0D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16022e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 2, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(17.1% 0.084 299.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#554767',
    500: '#16022e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16022e;
$custom-light: #554767;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16022e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.273,
    "s": 91.667,
    "l": 9.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.17115,
    "c": 0.08412,
    "h": 299
  },
  "luminance": 0.00411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16022E

secondary

#4A7319

accent

#FF299E

background

#F5F3F6

surface

#E9E5EB

border

#C5C1C6

text

#030006

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #16022E

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

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