#16179E#16179E

#16179E is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.203 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16179E
RGB	rgb(22, 23, 158)
HSL	hsl(240, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(240, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.1%, 85.4%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.02, 48.05, -69.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.02, 84.89, 304.48°)
OKLab	oklab(34.02% -0.0055 -0.2026)
OKLCH	oklch(34.02% 0.203 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.8067, 3.2512, 32.6099)
Luminance	0.0325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16179E #9E9D16

analogous

#165B9E #16179E #59169E

triadic

#16179E #9E1617 #179E16

tetradic

#16179E #9E165B #9E9D16 #169E59

square

#16179E #9E165B #9E9D16 #169E59

split-complementary

#16179E #9E5916 #5B9E16

monochromatic

#070733 #0F0F68 #16179E #1D1FD4 #494AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.72

#16179E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#16179E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16179E

12.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16179E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16179E	1.00	12.72	1.65	12.72
#FFFFFF	12.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0039A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002B9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00445D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16179e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 23, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.203 268.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7259bc',
    500: '#16179e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16179e;
$custom-light: #7259bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16179e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.559,
    "s": 75.556,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3402,
    "c": 0.20266,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16179E

secondary

#C7C649

accent

#F136F2

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F7

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0412

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #16179E

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

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