#16116C#16116C

#16116C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 27.0% C 0.147 H 272.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16116C
RGB	rgb(22, 17, 108)
HSL	hsl(243, 73%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(243, 84%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 84.3%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.55, 34.69, -50.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.55, 61.50, 304.33°)
OKLab	oklab(27% 0.0073 -0.1469)
OKLCH	oklch(27% 0.147 272.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.2372, 1.6538, 14.3331)
Luminance	0.0165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16116C #676C11

analogous

#113A6C #16116C #44116C

triadic

#16116C #6C1611 #116C16

tetradic

#16116C #6C113A #676C11 #116C44

square

#16116C #6C113A #676C11 #116C44

split-complementary

#16116C #6C4411 #3A6C11

monochromatic

#05041A #0B0937 #16116C #2119A1 #2C22D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.78

#16116C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#16116C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16116C

15.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16116C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16116C	1.00	15.78	1.33	15.78
#FFFFFF	15.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00276F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001E6A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002D3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16116c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 17, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.0% 0.147 272.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655297',
    500: '#16116c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16116c;
$custom-light: #655297;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16116c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.297,
    "s": 72.8,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26998,
    "c": 0.14712,
    "h": 272.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16116C

secondary

#9EA435

accent

#EF38E5

background

#F6F4F9

surface

#EBE7F2

border

#C6C3CC

text

#07020E

muted

#7A787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16116C

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

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