#16163D#16163D

#16163D is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.011; OKLCH L 22.7% C 0.073 H 278.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16163D
RGB	rgb(22, 22, 61)
HSL	hsl(240, 47%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(240, 64%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 63.9%, 0%, 76.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(9.65, 13.72, -25.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(9.65, 28.66, 298.61°)
OKLab	oklab(22.66% 0.0112 -0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(22.66% 0.073 278.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.4598, 1.0812, 4.5457)
Luminance	0.0108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16163D #3D3D16

analogous

#162A3D #16163D #2A163D

triadic

#16163D #3D1616 #163D16

tetradic

#16163D #3D162A #3D3D16 #163D2A

square

#16163D #3D162A #3D3D16 #163D2A

split-complementary

#16163D #3D2A16 #2A3D16

monochromatic

#080816 #080816 #16163D #26266A #363697

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.27

#16163D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.22

#16163D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16163D

17.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16163D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16163D	1.00	17.27	1.22	17.27
#FFFFFF	17.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001C3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00193C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#041F26

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1B1B1B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16163d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 22, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.7% 0.073 278.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#585373',
    500: '#16163d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16163d;
$custom-light: #585373;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16163d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22662,
    "c": 0.07293,
    "h": 278.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16163D

secondary

#74743B

accent

#D751D7

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7ED

border

#C5C3C8

text

#030208

muted

#78787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16163D

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

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