#16184D#16184D

#16184D is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.6% C 0.096 H 275.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16184D
RGB	rgb(22, 24, 77)
HSL	hsl(238, 56%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(238, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 68.8%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.69, 18.63, -33.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.69, 37.94, 299.40°)
OKLab	oklab(24.62% 0.0087 -0.0953)
OKLCH	oklch(24.62% 0.096 275.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.9966, 1.3595, 7.1769)
Luminance	0.0136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16184D #4D4B16

analogous

#16344D #16184D #30164D

triadic

#16184D #4D1618 #184D16

tetradic

#16184D #4D1634 #4D4B16 #164D30

square

#16184D #4D1634 #4D4B16 #164D30

split-complementary

#16184D #4D3016 #344D16

monochromatic

#070718 #08091D #16184D #24277D #3136AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.51

#16184D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.27

#16184D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16184D

16.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16184D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16184D	1.00	16.51	1.27	16.51
#FFFFFF	16.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00214F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001C4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00252F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16184d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 24, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.6% 0.096 275.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b547f',
    500: '#16184d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16184d;
$custom-light: #5b547f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16184d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.818,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24623,
    "c": 0.09566,
    "h": 275.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16184D

secondary

#85823A

accent

#D949DF

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7EE

border

#C5C3C9

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16184D

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

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