#16164F#16164F

#16164F is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 24.4% C 0.102 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16164F
RGB	rgb(22, 22, 79)
HSL	hsl(240, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(240, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 72.2%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.34, 20.87, -35.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.34, 40.75, 300.80°)
OKLab	oklab(24.43% 0.0103 -0.101)
OKLCH	oklch(24.43% 0.102 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.0286, 1.3087, 7.5413)
Luminance	0.0131 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16164F #4F4F16

analogous

#16334F #16164F #33164F

triadic

#16164F #4F1616 #164F16

tetradic

#16164F #4F1633 #4F4F16 #164F33

square

#16164F #4F1633 #4F4F16 #164F33

split-complementary

#16164F #4F3316 #334F16

monochromatic

#070718 #09091F #16164F #23237F #3131AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.64

#16164F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.26

#16164F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16164F

16.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16164F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16164F	1.00	16.64	1.26	16.64
#FFFFFF	16.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002151

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001C4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002530

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1E1E1E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16164f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 22, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.4% 0.102 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5381',
    500: '#16164f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16164f;
$custom-light: #5c5381;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16164f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24429,
    "c": 0.10152,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16164F

secondary

#86863A

accent

#E048E0

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7EE

border

#C5C3C9

text

#04020A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16164F

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

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