#160540#160540

#160540 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 19.9% C 0.102 H 286.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160540
RGB	rgb(22, 5, 64)
HSL	hsl(257, 86%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(257, 92%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.6%, 92.2%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.86, 25.65, -33.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.86, 42.17, 307.46°)
OKLab	oklab(19.88% 0.0286 -0.0975)
OKLCH	oklch(19.88% 0.102 286.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.3103, 0.6492, 4.9058)
Luminance	0.0065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160540 #2F4005

analogous

#051140 #160540 #330540

triadic

#160540 #401605 #054016

tetradic

#160540 #400511 #2F4005 #054033

square

#160540 #400511 #2F4005 #054033

split-complementary

#160540 #403305 #114005

monochromatic

#0A021C #0A021C #160540 #2A0979 #3D0EB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.59

#160540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.13

#160540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160540

18.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160540	1.00	18.59	1.13	18.59
#FFFFFF	18.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001442

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00113F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#031723

Achromatopsia (no color)

#131313

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 5, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.9% 0.102 286.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a4876',
    500: '#160540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160540;
$custom-light: #5a4876;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.288,
    "s": 85.507,
    "l": 13.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19877,
    "c": 0.10164,
    "h": 286.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.00649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160540

secondary

#658120

accent

#FC2CC0

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E6ED

border

#C5C2C8

text

#040008

muted

#79777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #160540

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

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