#160939#160939

#160939 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 19.7% C 0.086 H 288.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160939
RGB	rgb(22, 9, 57)
HSL	hsl(256, 73%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(256, 84%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 84.2%, 0%, 77.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.97, 20.63, -28.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.97, 34.98, 306.15°)
OKLab	oklab(19.72% 0.027 -0.0822)
OKLCH	oklch(19.72% 0.086 288.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.1669, 0.6613, 3.9363)
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

#160939 #2C3909

analogous

#091439 #160939 #2E0939

triadic

#160939 #391609 #093916

tetradic

#160939 #390914 #2C3909 #09392E

square

#160939 #390914 #2C3909 #09392E

split-complementary

#160939 #392E09 #143909

monochromatic

#0A041A #0A041A #160939 #2A116E #3F1AA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.55

#160939 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.13

#160939 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160939

18.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160939	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160939	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)

#00143A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001238

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#081620

Achromatopsia (no color)

#131313

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160939;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 9, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.7% 0.086 288.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#584a70',
    500: '#160939',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160939;
$custom-light: #584a70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160939",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 9,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.25,
    "s": 72.727,
    "l": 12.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19721,
    "c": 0.08649,
    "h": 288.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.00661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160939

secondary

#617727

accent

#EF38BE

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E7EC

border

#C5C3C7

text

#030107

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #160939

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

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