#160231#160231

#160231 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.004; OKLCH L 17.5% C 0.088 H 296.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160231
RGB	rgb(22, 2, 49)
HSL	hsl(266, 92%, 10%)
HSV	hsv(266, 96%, 19%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 95.9%, 0%, 80.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(3.94, 20.12, -25.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(3.94, 32.59, 308.12°)
OKLab	oklab(17.47% 0.0394 -0.0784)
OKLCH	oklch(17.47% 0.088 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(0.9068, 0.4357, 2.9415)
Luminance	0.0044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160231 #1D3102

analogous

#020531 #160231 #2E0231

triadic

#160231 #311602 #023116

tetradic

#160231 #310205 #1D3102 #02312E

square

#160231 #310205 #1D3102 #02312E

split-complementary

#160231 #312E02 #053102

monochromatic

#0D011D #0D011D #160231 #30046C #4B07A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.32

#160231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.09

#160231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160231

19.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160231	1.00	19.32	1.09	19.32
#FFFFFF	19.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000E32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000D30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E0E19

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0E0E0E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 2, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(17.5% 0.088 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#554769',
    500: '#160231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160231;
$custom-light: #554769;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 2,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.532,
    "s": 92.157,
    "l": 10
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.17472,
    "c": 0.08774,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.00436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160231

secondary

#4E7519

accent

#FF29A4

background

#F5F3F6

surface

#E9E5EB

border

#C5C1C6

text

#030006

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #160231

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

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