#160936#160936

#160936 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 19.4% C 0.082 H 289.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160936
RGB	rgb(22, 9, 54)
HSL	hsl(257, 71%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(257, 83%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 83.3%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.71, 19.32, -26.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.71, 32.78, 306.11°)
OKLab	oklab(19.39% 0.0278 -0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(19.39% 0.082 289.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.0942, 0.6322, 3.5537)
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

#160936 #293609

analogous

#091336 #160936 #2D0936

triadic

#160936 #361609 #093616

tetradic

#160936 #360913 #293609 #09362D

square

#160936 #360913 #293609 #09362D

split-complementary

#160936 #362D09 #133609

monochromatic

#0B041A #0B041A #160936 #2B126A #411A9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.64

#160936 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.13

#160936 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160936

18.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160936	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160936	1.00	18.64	1.13	18.64
#FFFFFF	18.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001337

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001235

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B151E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#131313

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160936;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 9, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.4% 0.082 289.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#574a6d',
    500: '#160936',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160936;
$custom-light: #574a6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160936",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 9,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.333,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 12.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19392,
    "c": 0.08215,
    "h": 289.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.00632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160936

secondary

#5E7427

accent

#EE3ABA

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E7EB

border

#C5C3C6

text

#030107

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #160936

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →