Nearest named color: Jet Black
#0A0922
#0A0922
Nearest named
Jet Black
Family
Black
Lightness
15.9%
Chroma
0.051
Hue angle
280.8°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
19.53:1 · AAA
Contrast on black
1.05:1 · Fail
Web-safe
#000033
CSS oklch()
16% 0.05 281

#0A0922 is a muted, cool purple. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, quietly premium. It is too dark to lead as a primary accent and reproduces cleanly in print.

Palettes built on #0A0922

Not just a swatch — here's how #0A0922 works with other colors. Named schemes with #0A0922 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Jet Black opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Jet Black keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Jet Black plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Jet Black carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Jet Black is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Jet Black carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #0A0922 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 40/100
Neutral
Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.
Softness 17/100
Very low
Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.
Depth 81/100
Very high
Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.
Naturalness 0/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 22/100
Low
Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.
Luxury 81/100
Very high
Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.
Brand distinctiveness 20/100
Very low
Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.
UI accent fit 7/100
Very low
Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.
Surface fit 59/100
Moderate
Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.
Print safety 92/100
Very high
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #0A0922

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People also use #0A0922 with

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA
Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass
Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass
Background Pair with white text at 19.5:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #BEBCE4 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #110920 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #0A0922 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #0A0922;
  --color-base-rgb: 10 9 34;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(15.9% 0.051 280.8);
  --color-50: #F3F2FC;
  --color-100: #DFDEF7;
  --color-200: #C0BFEE;
  --color-300: #9592DD;
  --color-400: #6C69C9;
  --color-500: #4B47AD;
  --color-600: #3F3D85;
  --color-700: #32305F;
  --color-800: #23233E;
  --color-900: #171726;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}