#160638#160638

#160638 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 19.1% C 0.090 H 290.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160638
RGB	rgb(22, 6, 56)
HSL	hsl(259, 81%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(259, 89%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 89.3%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.30, 21.63, -28.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.30, 35.87, 307.09°)
OKLab	oklab(19.09% 0.0307 -0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(19.09% 0.09 290.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.1096, 0.5863, 3.7953)
Luminance	0.0059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160638 #283806

analogous

#060F38 #160638 #2F0638

triadic

#160638 #381606 #063816

tetradic

#160638 #38060F #283806 #06382F

square

#160638 #38060F #283806 #06382F

split-complementary

#160638 #382F06 #0F3806

monochromatic

#0B031C #0B031C #160638 #2C0C6F #4112A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.80

#160638 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.12

#160638 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160638

18.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160638	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160638	1.00	18.80	1.12	18.80
#FFFFFF	18.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001239

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001037

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#09141E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#121212

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160638;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 6, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.1% 0.090 290.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#57486f',
    500: '#160638',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160638;
$custom-light: #57486f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160638",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 6,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.2,
    "s": 80.645,
    "l": 12.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19085,
    "c": 0.08956,
    "h": 290.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160638

secondary

#5D7821

accent

#F731B8

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E6EC

border

#C5C2C7

text

#030007

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #160638

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

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