#160838#160838

#160838 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 19.4% C 0.087 H 289.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160838
RGB	rgb(22, 8, 56)
HSL	hsl(258, 75%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(258, 86%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 85.7%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.69, 20.68, -27.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.69, 34.79, 306.47°)
OKLab	oklab(19.44% 0.0284 -0.0817)
OKLCH	oklch(19.44% 0.087 289.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.1313, 0.6297, 3.8025)
Luminance	0.0063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160838 #2A3808

analogous

#081238 #160838 #2E0838

triadic

#160838 #381608 #083816

tetradic

#160838 #380812 #2A3808 #08382E

square

#160838 #380812 #2A3808 #08382E

split-complementary

#160838 #382E08 #123808

monochromatic

#0B041B #0B041B #160838 #2B106E #4017A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.65

#160838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.13

#160838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160838

18.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160838	1.00	18.65	1.13	18.65
#FFFFFF	18.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001439

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001137

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#09151F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#131313

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 8, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.4% 0.087 289.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#57496f',
    500: '#160838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160838;
$custom-light: #57496f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.5,
    "s": 75,
    "l": 12.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19439,
    "c": 0.08652,
    "h": 289.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160838

secondary

#5F7725

accent

#F236BB

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E7EC

border

#C5C3C7

text

#030107

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #160838

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

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