Recognised as Colour

#160B1C

#160B1C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#160B1C is a violet with RGB values 22, 11, 28 and HSL 279°, 44%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#160B1C#160B1C

HEX#160B1C

RGBrgb(22, 11, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.0431, 0.1098

RGB percentages8.6%, 4.3%, 11%

HSLhsl(278.8, 43.6%, 7.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 60.7%, 11%)

CMYK21.4%, 60.7%, 0%, 89%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,444,636

CSS custom property--colour: #160B1C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness17.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.11:1

Contrast with white19.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F

Inverted#E9F4E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#080F1Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0A101Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#150D12no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 12.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.5 Dim grey · ΔE 41.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 46.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 48.7 Slate grey · ΔE 49.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 12.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#111C0B

Analogous#0E0B1C, #1C0B19

Triadic#1C160B, #0B1C16

Split complementary#191C0B, #0B1C0E

Tetradic#1C0E0B, #111C0B, #0B191C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8945AE

Lighter +30%#6C368A

Lighter +20%#502865

Lighter +10%#331941

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#170621

Less saturated −25%#151017

Channel breakdown

R22

G11

B28

Red22 (8.6%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue278.82°

Saturation (HSL)43.59%

Lightness7.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 0B · B 1C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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