#160C42#160C42

#160C42 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 21.2% C 0.096 H 283.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160C42
RGB	rgb(22, 12, 66)
HSL	hsl(251, 69%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(251, 82%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 81.8%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.47, 22.72, -32.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.47, 39.46, 305.15°)
OKLab	oklab(21.22% 0.0217 -0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(21.22% 0.096 283.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.4454, 0.8268, 5.2366)
Luminance	0.0083 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160C42 #38420C

analogous

#0C1D42 #160C42 #310C42

triadic

#160C42 #42160C #0C4216

tetradic

#160C42 #420C1D #38420C #0C4231

square

#160C42 #420C1D #38420C #0C4231

split-complementary

#160C42 #42310C #1D420C

monochromatic

#09051A #09051A #160C42 #271576 #391FAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.02

#160C42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.17

#160C42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160C42

18.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160C42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160C42	1.00	18.02	1.17	18.02
#FFFFFF	18.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001844

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001541

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#001B26

Achromatopsia (no color)

#161616

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160c42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 12, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.2% 0.096 283.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a4c77',
    500: '#160c42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160c42;
$custom-light: #5a4c77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160c42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.111,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 15.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21217,
    "c": 0.09553,
    "h": 283.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160C42

secondary

#6F7E2C

accent

#EC3CCB

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7ED

border

#C5C3C8

text

#040109

muted

#79777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #160C42

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

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