#160937#160937

#160937 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 19.5% C 0.084 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160937
RGB	rgb(22, 9, 55)
HSL	hsl(257, 72%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(257, 84%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 83.6%, 0%, 78.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.80, 19.76, -27.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.80, 33.52, 306.12°)
OKLab	oklab(19.5% 0.0275 -0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(19.5% 0.084 289.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.1180, 0.6417, 3.6786)
Luminance	0.0064 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160937 #2A3709

analogous

#091337 #160937 #2D0937

triadic

#160937 #371609 #093716

tetradic

#160937 #370913 #2A3709 #09372D

square

#160937 #370913 #2A3709 #09372D

split-complementary

#160937 #372D09 #133709

monochromatic

#0B041A #0B041A #160937 #2B126C #401AA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.61

#160937 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.13

#160937 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160937

18.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160937	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160937	1.00	18.61	1.13	18.61
#FFFFFF	18.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001438

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001236

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A151F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#131313

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160937;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 9, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.5% 0.084 289.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#574a6e',
    500: '#160937',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160937;
$custom-light: #574a6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160937",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 9,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.957,
    "s": 71.875,
    "l": 12.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19501,
    "c": 0.08361,
    "h": 289.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.00642
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160937

secondary

#5F7527

accent

#EF39BB

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E7EC

border

#C5C3C7

text

#030107

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #160937

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

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