#16144A#16144A

#16144A is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.012; OKLCH L 23.5% C 0.097 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16144A
RGB	rgb(22, 20, 74)
HSL	hsl(242, 57%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(242, 73%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.3%, 73%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.30, 20.33, -33.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.30, 38.97, 301.45°)
OKLab	oklab(23.52% 0.0127 -0.0958)
OKLCH	oklch(23.52% 0.097 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.8167, 1.1652, 6.6064)
Luminance	0.0117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16144A #484A14

analogous

#142D4A #16144A #31144A

triadic

#16144A #4A1614 #144A16

tetradic

#16144A #4A142D #484A14 #144A31

square

#16144A #4A142D #484A14 #144A31

split-complementary

#16144A #4A3114 #2D4A14

monochromatic

#070718 #08071A #16144A #24217A #332EAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.03

#16144A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.23

#16144A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16144A

17.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16144A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16144A	1.00	17.03	1.23	17.03
#FFFFFF	17.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001E4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001A49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00222C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1C1C1C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16144a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 20, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.5% 0.097 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b517d',
    500: '#16144a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16144a;
$custom-light: #5b517d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16144a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.222,
    "s": 57.447,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23518,
    "c": 0.09669,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16144A

secondary

#7F8238

accent

#E147DB

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7EE

border

#C5C3C9

text

#04020A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16144A

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

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