#160835#160835

#160835 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 19.1% C 0.082 H 290.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160835
RGB	rgb(22, 8, 53)
HSL	hsl(259, 74%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(259, 85%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 84.9%, 0%, 79.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.43, 19.34, -26.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.43, 32.57, 306.43°)
OKLab	oklab(19.11% 0.0292 -0.0769)
OKLCH	oklch(19.11% 0.082 290.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.0601, 0.6012, 3.4277)
Luminance	0.0060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160835 #273508

analogous

#081135 #160835 #2D0835

triadic

#160835 #351608 #083516

tetradic

#160835 #350811 #273508 #08352D

square

#160835 #350811 #273508 #08352D

split-complementary

#160835 #352D08 #113508

monochromatic

#0B041B #0B041B #160835 #2C106A #42189F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.75

#160835 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.12

#160835 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160835

18.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160835	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160835	1.00	18.75	1.12	18.75
#FFFFFF	18.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001336

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001134

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C141D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#121212

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160835;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 8, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.1% 0.082 290.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#57496d',
    500: '#160835',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160835;
$custom-light: #57496d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160835",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.667,
    "s": 73.77,
    "l": 11.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19106,
    "c": 0.08224,
    "h": 290.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.00601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160835

secondary

#5B7425

accent

#F037B7

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E7EB

border

#C5C3C6

text

#030107

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #160835

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

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