#16185B#16185B

#16185B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.1% C 0.117 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16185B
RGB	rgb(22, 24, 91)
HSL	hsl(238, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(238, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 73.6%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.10, 24.15, -40.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.10, 46.95, 300.96°)
OKLab	oklab(26.09% 0.0072 -0.1164)
OKLCH	oklch(26.09% 0.117 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.5452, 1.5789, 10.0661)
Luminance	0.0158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16185B #5B5916

analogous

#163B5B #16185B #37165B

triadic

#16185B #5B1618 #185B16

tetradic

#16185B #5B163B #5B5916 #165B37

square

#16185B #5B163B #5B5916 #165B37

split-complementary

#16185B #5B3716 #3B5B16

monochromatic

#060619 #0A0B2A #16185B #22258C #2E32BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.96

#16185B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#16185B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16185B

15.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16185B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16185B	1.00	15.96	1.32	15.96
#FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00255D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002A37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16185b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 24, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.1% 0.117 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f558a',
    500: '#16185b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16185b;
$custom-light: #5f558a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16185b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.261,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26089,
    "c": 0.11659,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16185B

secondary

#92903B

accent

#E044E4

background

#F5F4F8

surface

#EAE8F0

border

#C6C4CB

text

#05030C

muted

#79787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16185B

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

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