#16169F#16169F

#16169F is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.204 H 268.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16169F
RGB	rgb(22, 22, 159)
HSL	hsl(240, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(240, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.2%, 86.2%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.01, 48.81, -70.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.01, 85.84, 304.65°)
OKLab	oklab(34.04% -0.0056 -0.2044)
OKLCH	oklch(34.04% 0.204 268.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.8737, 3.2467, 33.0586)
Luminance	0.0325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16169F #9F9F16

analogous

#165A9F #16169F #5A169F

triadic

#16169F #9F1616 #169F16

tetradic

#16169F #9F165A #9F9F16 #169F5A

square

#16169F #9F165A #9F9F16 #169F5A

split-complementary

#16169F #9F5A16 #5A9F16

monochromatic

#070733 #0F0F69 #16169F #1D1DD5 #4A4AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.73

#16169F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#16169F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16169F

12.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16169F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16169F	1.00	12.73	1.65	12.73
#FFFFFF	12.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003AA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002B9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00445E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16169f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 22, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.204 268.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7259bd',
    500: '#16169f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16169f;
$custom-light: #7259bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16169f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 75.691,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34045,
    "c": 0.20449,
    "h": 268.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16169F

secondary

#C7C74A

accent

#F236F2

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F7

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0412

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #16169F

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

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