#16042A Color

#16042A is rgb(22, 4, 42) in RGB, hsl(268, 83%, 9%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 90%, 0%, 84%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Purple (#301934), visibly different at ΔE 12.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#16042A

HEX#16042A

RGBrgb(22, 4, 42)

HSLhsl(268, 83%, 9%)

HSVhsv(268, 90%, 16%)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 90%, 0%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(17.1% 0.075 301.2)

LABlab(3.67% 13.59 -20.67)

LCHlch(3.67% 24.73 303.32)

What #16042A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #16042A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Purple#301934ΔE 12.24 Maastricht Blue#001C3DΔE 14.32 Deep Navy#0B1F3AΔE 15.28 Oxford Blue#002147ΔE 16.18 Russian Violet#32174DΔE 16.2 Space Cadet#1D2951ΔE 16.75

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#16042A Channel Values

How #16042A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 22 · G 4 · B 42	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 268° · S 83% · L 9%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 268° · S 90% · V 16%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 48% · M 90% · Y 0% · K 84%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	19.36:1 vs white · 1.08:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #16042A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text19.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #16042A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #16042A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #16042A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #16042A.

How #16042A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#16042A

Protanopia#08082A

Protanomaly#0F062A

Deuteranopia#0B0B2A

Deuteranomaly#10082A

Tritanopia#100D0D

Tritanomaly#13091C

Achromatopsia#0E0E0E

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Using #16042A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-16042a: #16042A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #16042A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-16042a': '#16042A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.016, blue: 0.165)

Android XML<color name="color_16042a">#16042A</color>

SVG fillfill="#16042A"

More Purple Colors

#16042A sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#16042A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #16042A?

#16042A is a darkest purple — rgb(22, 4, 42) in RGB and hsl(268, 83%, 9%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.24.

What is the RGB value of #16042A?

#16042A is rgb(22, 4, 42) — red 22, green 4, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #16042A?

#16042A converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 90%, 0%, 84%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #16042A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #16042A scores 19.36:1 against white and 1.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #16042A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #16042A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 25, which is a different colour altogether.

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