#16164D#16164D

#16164D is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 24.2% C 0.098 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16164D
RGB	rgb(22, 22, 77)
HSL	hsl(240, 56%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(240, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 71.4%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.13, 20.08, -33.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.13, 39.45, 300.60°)
OKLab	oklab(24.22% 0.0105 -0.0979)
OKLCH	oklch(24.22% 0.098 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.9569, 1.2800, 7.1637)
Luminance	0.0128 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16164D #4D4D16

analogous

#16324D #16164D #32164D

triadic

#16164D #4D1616 #164D16

tetradic

#16164D #4D1632 #4D4D16 #164D32

square

#16164D #4D1632 #4D4D16 #164D32

split-complementary

#16164D #4D3216 #324D16

monochromatic

#070718 #08081D #16164D #24247D #3131AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.72

#16164D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.26

#16164D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16164D

16.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16164D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16164D	1.00	16.72	1.26	16.72
#FFFFFF	16.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00204F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001B4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00242F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1E1E1E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16164d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 22, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.2% 0.098 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c537f',
    500: '#16164d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16164d;
$custom-light: #5c537f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16164d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2422,
    "c": 0.09849,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16164D

secondary

#85853A

accent

#DF49DF

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7EE

border

#C5C3C9

text

#04020A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16164D

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

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