#0C164B#0C164B

#0C164B is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.012; OKLCH L 23.3% C 0.098 H 268.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#0C164B
RGB	rgb(12, 22, 75)
HSL	hsl(230, 72%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(230, 84%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(84%, 70.7%, 0%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.26, 17.79, -34.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.26, 38.40, 297.59°)
OKLab	oklab(23.34% -0.002 -0.0984)
OKLCH	oklch(23.34% 0.098 268.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.7081, 1.1598, 6.7891)
Luminance	0.0116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#0C164B #4B410C

analogous

#0C364B #0C164B #220C4B

triadic

#0C164B #4B0C16 #164B0C

tetradic

#0C164B #4B0C36 #4B410C #0C4B22

square

#0C164B #4B0C36 #4B410C #0C4B22

split-complementary

#0C164B #4B220C #364B0C

monochromatic

#04081A #04081A #0C164B #142580 #1D35B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.05

#0C164B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.23

#0C164B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #0C164B

17.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##0C164B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##0C164B	1.00	17.05	1.23	17.05
#FFFFFF	17.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001F4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00194A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00242E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1C1C1C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #0c164b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(12, 22, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.3% 0.098 268.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#57537e',
    500: '#0c164b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #0c164b;
$custom-light: #57537e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#0c164b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 12,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.476,
    "s": 72.414,
    "l": 17.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23335,
    "c": 0.09845,
    "h": 268.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#0C164B

secondary

#87782C

accent

#D239EF

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7EE

border

#C5C3C9

text

#04020A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #0C164B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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