#16118E#16118E

#16118E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 31.4% C 0.188 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16118E
RGB	rgb(22, 17, 142)
HSL	hsl(242, 79%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(242, 88%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.5%, 88%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.03, 45.70, -65.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.03, 79.52, 305.08°)
OKLab	oklab(31.36% -0.0012 -0.1883)
OKLCH	oklch(31.36% 0.188 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.4122, 2.5238, 25.7878)
Luminance	0.0252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#16118E #898E11

analogous

#114A8E #16118E #54118E

triadic

#16118E #8E1611 #118E16

tetradic

#16118E #8E114A #898E11 #118E54

square

#16118E #8E114A #898E11 #118E54

split-complementary

#16118E #8E5411 #4A8E11

monochromatic

#050421 #0E0A57 #16118E #1E18C5 #3A33E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.96

#16118E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#16118E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16118E

13.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16118E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16118E	1.00	13.96	1.50	13.96
#FFFFFF	13.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003291

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00258C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003C53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16118e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 17, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.4% 0.188 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e55b1',
    500: '#16118e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16118e;
$custom-light: #6e55b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16118e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.4,
    "s": 78.616,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3136,
    "c": 0.18829,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16118E

secondary

#BDC238

accent

#F533ED

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EDE9F6

border

#C8C5D0

text

#090311

muted

#7B7880

Preview Lab

Preview with #16118E

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

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