#16052D#16052D

#16052D is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.005; OKLCH L 17.7% C 0.076 H 298.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16052D
RGB	rgb(22, 5, 45)
HSL	hsl(266, 80%, 10%)
HSV	hsv(266, 89%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 88.9%, 0%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(4.23, 16.93, -22.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(4.23, 27.89, 307.37°)
OKLab	oklab(17.66% 0.0359 -0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(17.66% 0.076 298)
XYZ	xyz(0.8587, 0.4686, 2.5273)
Luminance	0.0047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight

#03012D

ΔE00 5.08

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16052D #1C2D05

analogous

#05082D #16052D #2A052D

triadic

#16052D #2D1605 #052D16

tetradic

#16052D #2D0508 #1C2D05 #052D2A

square

#16052D #2D0508 #1C2D05 #052D2A

split-complementary

#16052D #2D2A05 #082D05

monochromatic

#0D031C #0D031C #16052D #310B64 #4C119B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.20

#16052D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.09

#16052D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16052D

19.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16052D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16052D	1.00	19.20	1.09	19.20
#FFFFFF	19.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000F2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000E2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#100F18

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0F0F0F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16052d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 5, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(17.7% 0.076 298.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#544866',
    500: '#16052d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16052d;
$custom-light: #544866;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16052d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.5,
    "s": 80,
    "l": 9.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.17655,
    "c": 0.0764,
    "h": 298
  },
  "luminance": 0.00469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16052D

secondary

#4D6F1F

accent

#F631A3

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E6EB

border

#C5C2C6

text

#030006

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #16052D

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

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