#160537#160537

#160537 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 18.8% C 0.090 H 291.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160537
RGB	rgb(22, 5, 55)
HSL	hsl(260, 83%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(260, 91%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 90.9%, 0%, 78.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.01, 21.65, -28.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.01, 35.66, 307.37°)
OKLab	oklab(18.79% 0.0323 -0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(18.79% 0.09 291.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.0745, 0.5549, 3.6642)
Luminance	0.0056 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160537 #263705

analogous

#050D37 #160537 #2F0537

triadic

#160537 #371605 #053716

tetradic

#160537 #37050D #263705 #05372F

square

#160537 #37050D #263705 #05372F

split-complementary

#160537 #372F05 #0D3705

monochromatic

#0B031C #0B031C #160537 #2C0A6F #430FA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.90

#160537 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.11

#160537 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160537

18.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160537	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160537	1.00	18.90	1.11	18.90
#FFFFFF	18.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001238

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001036

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A131E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#111111

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160537;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 5, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(18.8% 0.090 291.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#57486e',
    500: '#160537',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160537;
$custom-light: #57486e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160537",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.4,
    "s": 83.333,
    "l": 11.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.18785,
    "c": 0.08983,
    "h": 291.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160537

secondary

#5A7820

accent

#FA2EB4

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E6EC

border

#C5C2C7

text

#030007

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #160537

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

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