#16169E#16169E

#16169E is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.203 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16169E
RGB	rgb(22, 22, 158)
HSL	hsl(240, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(240, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.1%, 86.1%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.87, 48.50, -70.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.87, 85.34, 304.63°)
OKLab	oklab(33.92% -0.0054 -0.2033)
OKLCH	oklch(33.92% 0.203 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.7872, 3.2122, 32.6034)
Luminance	0.0321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16169E #9E9E16

analogous

#165A9E #16169E #5A169E

triadic

#16169E #9E1616 #169E16

tetradic

#16169E #9E165A #9E9E16 #169E5A

square

#16169E #9E165A #9E9E16 #169E5A

split-complementary

#16169E #9E5A16 #5A9E16

monochromatic

#070733 #0F0F68 #16169E #1D1DD4 #4949E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.78

#16169E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#16169E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16169E

12.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16169E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16169E	1.00	12.78	1.64	12.78
#FFFFFF	12.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0039A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002B9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00445D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16169e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 22, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.203 268.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7258bc',
    500: '#16169e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16169e;
$custom-light: #7258bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16169e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 75.556,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33917,
    "c": 0.20335,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16169E

secondary

#C7C749

accent

#F236F2

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F7

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0412

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #16169E

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

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