#16083B#16083B

#16083B is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 19.8% C 0.091 H 287.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16083B
RGB	rgb(22, 8, 59)
HSL	hsl(256, 76%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(256, 86%, 23%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.7%, 86.4%, 0%, 76.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.96, 21.99, -29.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.96, 36.97, 306.50°)
OKLab	oklab(19.78% 0.0275 -0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(19.78% 0.091 287.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.2069, 0.6599, 4.2006)
Luminance	0.0066 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16083B #2D3B08

analogous

#08133B #16083B #2F083B

triadic

#16083B #3B1608 #083B16

tetradic

#16083B #3B0813 #2D3B08 #083B2F

square

#16083B #3B0813 #2D3B08 #083B2F

split-complementary

#16083B #3B2F08 #133B08

monochromatic

#0A041B #0A041B #16083B #2A0F71 #3E17A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.55

#16083B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.13

#16083B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16083B

18.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16083B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16083B	1.00	18.55	1.13	18.55
#FFFFFF	18.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00143C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00123A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#071621

Achromatopsia (no color)

#131313

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16083b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 8, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.8% 0.091 287.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#584971',
    500: '#16083b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16083b;
$custom-light: #584971;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16083b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.471,
    "s": 76.119,
    "l": 13.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19779,
    "c": 0.09074,
    "h": 287.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16083B

secondary

#627A25

accent

#F335BF

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E7EC

border

#C5C3C7

text

#040108

muted

#79777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16083B

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

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