#160738#160738

#160738 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 19.3% C 0.088 H 289.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160738
RGB	rgb(22, 7, 56)
HSL	hsl(258, 78%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(258, 88%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 87.5%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.49, 21.16, -28.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.49, 35.33, 306.79°)
OKLab	oklab(19.26% 0.0295 -0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(19.26% 0.088 289.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.1205, 0.6080, 3.7989)
Luminance	0.0061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160738 #293807

analogous

#071138 #160738 #2E0738

triadic

#160738 #381607 #073816

tetradic

#160738 #380711 #293807 #07382E

square

#160738 #380711 #293807 #07382E

split-complementary

#160738 #382E07 #113807

monochromatic

#0B031B #0B031B #160738 #2B0E6E #4115A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.72

#160738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.12

#160738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160738

18.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160738	1.00	18.72	1.12	18.72
#FFFFFF	18.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001339

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001137

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#09141F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#121212

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 7, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.3% 0.088 289.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#57496f',
    500: '#160738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160738;
$custom-light: #57496f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 7,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.367,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 12.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19264,
    "c": 0.08802,
    "h": 289.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.00608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160738

secondary

#5E7823

accent

#F434B9

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E6EC

border

#C5C2C7

text

#030007

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #160738

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

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