#160837#160837

#160837 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 19.3% C 0.085 H 289.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160837
RGB	rgb(22, 8, 55)
HSL	hsl(258, 75%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(258, 85%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 85.5%, 0%, 78.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.60, 20.24, -27.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.60, 34.06, 306.45°)
OKLab	oklab(19.33% 0.0287 -0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(19.33% 0.085 289.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.1071, 0.6200, 3.6750)
Luminance	0.0062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160837 #293708

analogous

#081237 #160837 #2D0837

triadic

#160837 #371608 #083716

tetradic

#160837 #370812 #293708 #08372D

square

#160837 #370812 #293708 #08372D

split-complementary

#160837 #372D08 #123708

monochromatic

#0B041B #0B041B #160837 #2B106C #4118A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.68

#160837 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.12

#160837 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160837

18.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160837	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160837	1.00	18.68	1.12	18.68
#FFFFFF	18.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001338

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001136

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A151E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#121212

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160837;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 8, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.3% 0.085 289.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#57496e',
    500: '#160837',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160837;
$custom-light: #57496e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160837",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.872,
    "s": 74.603,
    "l": 12.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19327,
    "c": 0.0851,
    "h": 289.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160837

secondary

#5E7625

accent

#F137BA

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E7EC

border

#C5C3C7

text

#030107

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #160837

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

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