#160542#160542

#160542 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 20.1% C 0.104 H 285.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160542
RGB	rgb(22, 5, 66)
HSL	hsl(257, 86%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(257, 92%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 92.4%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.07, 26.48, -34.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.07, 43.54, 307.47°)
OKLab	oklab(20.13% 0.0278 -0.1005)
OKLCH	oklch(20.13% 0.104 285.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.3682, 0.6724, 5.2109)
Luminance	0.0067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160542 #314205

analogous

#051342 #160542 #350542

triadic

#160542 #421605 #054216

tetradic

#160542 #420513 #314205 #054235

square

#160542 #420513 #314205 #054235

split-complementary

#160542 #423505 #134205

monochromatic

#09021C #09021C #160542 #29097B #3C0EB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.51

#160542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.13

#160542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160542

18.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160542	1.00	18.51	1.13	18.51
#FFFFFF	18.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001544

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001241

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#011724

Achromatopsia (no color)

#131313

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 5, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.1% 0.104 285.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a4877',
    500: '#160542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160542;
$custom-light: #5a4877;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.721,
    "s": 85.915,
    "l": 13.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20127,
    "c": 0.10423,
    "h": 285.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.00672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160542

secondary

#678220

accent

#FC2CC2

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E6ED

border

#C5C2C8

text

#040009

muted

#79777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #160542

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

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