What color is #160038?

#160038 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Quiet Abyss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #160038?

The RGB value is 22, 0, 56: 22 red, 0 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #160038?

The complementary color is #223800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #160038?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#160038 color

#160038 rgb(22, 0, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #160038 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 0% green and 22% blue (22, 0, 56).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Abyss (#160435), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.24:1).

#160038 color codes

HEX	`#160038`
RGB	`rgb(22, 0, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 0%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 100%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.12, 24.44, -30.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.12, 39.1, 308.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.044, 0.456, 3.774)`
Decimal	`1441848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #160038, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #160038	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#160038 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #160038 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #160038; }
.text { color: #160038; }
.border { border: 2px solid #160038; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 0 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #160038, #320038); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #160038?: #160038 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Quiet Abyss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #160038?: The RGB value is 22, 0, 56: 22 red, 0 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #160038?: The complementary color is #223800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #160038?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.