#16144E#16144E
#16144E is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.012; OKLCH L 23.9% C 0.103 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #16144E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 20, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 59%, 19%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 74%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 74.4%, 0%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(10.71, 21.88, -35.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(10.71, 41.57, 301.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(23.94% 0.0122 -0.102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(23.94% 0.103 276.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.9557, 1.2208, 7.3388) |
| Luminance | 0.0122 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Navy Blue (survey)
#001146
ΔE00 3.04
Night Blue
#040348
ΔE00 4.22
Dark Indigo
#1F0954
ΔE00 4.26
Navy (survey)
#01153E
ΔE00 5.40
Midnight Blue (survey)
#020035
ΔE00 5.54
Dark Navy
#000435
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#16144E #4C4E14
analogous
#142F4E #16144E #33144E
triadic
#16144E #4E1614 #144E16
tetradic
#16144E #4E142F #4C4E14 #144E33
square
#16144E #4E142F #4C4E14 #144E33
split-complementary
#16144E #4E3314 #2F4E14
monochromatic
#070618 #08081D #16144E #24207F #312DAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
16.88
#16144E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.24
#16144E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #16144E
16.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##16144E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##16144E | 1.00 | 16.88 | 1.24 | 16.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 16.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 16.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#001F50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#001A4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00232F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#1D1D1D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #16144e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 20, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(23.9% 0.103 276.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#5c5280',
500: '#16144e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #16144e; $custom-light: #5c5280; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#16144e",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 20,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 242.069,
"s": 59.184,
"l": 19.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.23943,
"c": 0.10272,
"h": 276.8
},
"luminance": 0.01221
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#16144E
secondary
#848638
accent
#E245DD
background
#F5F4F7
surface
#E9E7EE
border
#C5C3C9
text
#04020A
muted
#79787C