#160940#160940

#160940 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.007; OKLCH L 20.5% C 0.096 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160940
RGB	rgb(22, 9, 64)
HSL	hsl(254, 75%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(254, 86%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.6%, 85.9%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.65, 23.58, -32.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.65, 39.90, 306.22°)
OKLab	oklab(20.52% 0.0249 -0.0931)
OKLCH	oklch(20.52% 0.096 285)
XYZ	xyz(1.3537, 0.7360, 4.9202)
Luminance	0.0074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160940 #334009

analogous

#091840 #160940 #320940

triadic

#160940 #401609 #094016

tetradic

#160940 #400918 #334009 #094032

square

#160940 #400918 #334009 #094032

split-complementary

#160940 #403209 #184009

monochromatic

#09041B #09041B #160940 #281176 #3B18AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.31

#160940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#160940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160940

18.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160940	1.00	18.31	1.15	18.31
#FFFFFF	18.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001642

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00133F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#021924

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 9, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.5% 0.096 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a4a75',
    500: '#160940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160940;
$custom-light: #5a4a75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 9,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.182,
    "s": 75.342,
    "l": 14.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20519,
    "c": 0.09641,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.00736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160940

secondary

#697E27

accent

#F236C5

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7ED

border

#C5C3C8

text

#040108

muted

#79777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #160940

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

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