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#161237 closest to Midnight Monarch

#161237 is a very dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Midnight Monarch. In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 7.1% green and 21.6% blue (rgb(22, 18, 55)). Its HSL value is 246° hue, 51% saturation and 14% lightness, and in CMYK it is 60% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. #161237 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.86:1.

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Variations of #161237

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#161237 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#161237 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #161237 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #001636
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #001938
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #061738
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #001636
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #071537
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #091A22
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #13162F
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #171717
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #171622

#161237 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.86:1 Super#161237 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.18:1 Very poor#161237 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#161237 in CSS

/* Midnight Monarch */
.color { color: #161237; }
.background { background-color: #161237; }
.border { border: 1px solid #161237; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(22 18 55);
color: hsl(246 51% 14%);
color: oklch(0.212 0.070 283.7);

#161237 FAQ

What color is #161237?

#161237 is a very dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #161237?

#161237 is rgb(22, 18, 55) in RGB, hsl(246, 51%, 14%) in HSL and cmyk(60%, 67%, 0%, 78%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #161237?

The complementary color of #161237 is #333712, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #161237?

White text has the best contrast on #161237: 17.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #161237 a warm or cool color?

#161237 is a cool color.