#16136B#16136B

#16136B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 27.1% C 0.144 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16136B
RGB	rgb(22, 19, 107)
HSL	hsl(242, 70%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(242, 82%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 82.2%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.81, 33.23, -49.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.81, 59.79, 303.77°)
OKLab	oklab(27.14% 0.0068 -0.1438)
OKLCH	oklch(27.14% 0.144 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.2167, 1.6975, 14.0652)
Luminance	0.0170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16136B #686B13

analogous

#133C6B #16136B #42136B

triadic

#16136B #6B1613 #136B16

tetradic

#16136B #6B133C #686B13 #136B42

square

#16136B #6B133C #686B13 #136B42

split-complementary

#16136B #6B4213 #3C6B13

monochromatic

#05051A #0B0A37 #16136B #211C9F #2B25D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.68

#16136B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#16136B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16136B

15.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16136B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16136B	1.00	15.68	1.34	15.68
#FFFFFF	15.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00276D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F69

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002E3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16136b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 19, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.1% 0.144 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#645396',
    500: '#16136b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16136b;
$custom-light: #645396;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16136b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 19,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.045,
    "s": 69.841,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27141,
    "c": 0.14399,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16136B

secondary

#9FA238

accent

#ED3BE7

background

#F6F4F9

surface

#EBE7F2

border

#C6C3CC

text

#06020D

muted

#7A787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16136B

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

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