All About Color #161221

#161221

About #161221

#161221 is a very dark purple color with the hex code #161221. In RGB it is red 22, green 18, blue 33; in HSL it is hue 256°, saturation 29%, lightness 10%; in CMYK it is 33%, 45%, 0%, 87%. Its contrast ratio is 18.38:1 on white and 1.14:1 on black.

#161221 Color Conversion

Hex triplet16, 12, 21
CMYK33.33%, 45.45%, 0.00%, 87.06%
RGB Decimal22, 18, 33
HSL256°, 29%, 10%
RGB Octal26, 22, 41
HSV (HSB)256.00°, 45.45%, 12.94%
RGB Binary10110, 10010, 100001
CIE-L*AB6.44, 5.90, -9.61
RGB Percent8.63%, 7.06%, 12.94%
CIE-L*CH6.44, 11.27, 301.56
XYZ0.82, 0.71, 1.53
CIE-L*UV6.44, 0.51, -5.87
xyY0.27, 0.23, 0.71
Hunter-Lab8.44, 2.59, -4.85
RYB8.63%, 7.06%, 12.94%

Color Accessibility Scores

#161221 on a dark background: contrast 1.14:1, fails WCAG AA.
#161221 on a light background: contrast 18.38:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #161221, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #161221. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#161221 · #3E335C · #0B0910 · #1D2112 · #515C33

Analogous palette

#121D21 · #121621 · #161221 · #1D1221 · #21121D

Triadic palette

#161221 · #211612 · #122116 · #3E335C · #5C3E33

Tetradic palette

#161221 · #211216 · #1D2112 · #12211D · #0B0910

Monochromatic palette

#0B0910 · #0B0910 · #161221 · #372D52 · #584884

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