#16043F#16043F

#16043F is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 19.6% C 0.102 H 287.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16043F
RGB	rgb(22, 4, 63)
HSL	hsl(258, 88%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(258, 94%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.1%, 93.7%, 0%, 75.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.57, 25.73, -33.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.57, 42.03, 307.74°)
OKLab	oklab(19.58% 0.0301 -0.0972)
OKLCH	oklch(19.58% 0.102 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.2712, 0.6162, 4.7536)
Luminance	0.0062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16043F #2D3F04

analogous

#040F3F #16043F #33043F

triadic

#16043F #3F1604 #043F16

tetradic

#16043F #3F040F #2D3F04 #043F33

square

#16043F #3F040F #2D3F04 #043F33

split-complementary

#16043F #3F3304 #0F3F04

monochromatic

#0A021D #0A021D #16043F #2A0879 #3E0BB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.70

#16043F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.12

#16043F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16043F

18.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16043F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16043F	1.00	18.70	1.12	18.70
#FFFFFF	18.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001441

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00113E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#041622

Achromatopsia (no color)

#121212

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16043f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 4, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.6% 0.102 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a4775',
    500: '#16043f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16043f;
$custom-light: #5a4775;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16043f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 4,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.305,
    "s": 88.06,
    "l": 13.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19584,
    "c": 0.10174,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.00616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16043F

secondary

#62801E

accent

#FE2ABD

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E6ED

border

#C5C2C8

text

#040008

muted

#79777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16043F

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

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