#16187C#16187C

#16187C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.9% C 0.161 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16187C
RGB	rgb(22, 24, 124)
HSL	hsl(239, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(239, 82%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.3%, 80.6%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.89, 36.33, -55.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.89, 66.42, 303.16°)
OKLab	oklab(29.91% 0.0013 -0.161)
OKLCH	oklch(29.91% 0.161 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.2944, 2.2786, 19.2784)
Luminance	0.0228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16187C #7C7A16

analogous

#164B7C #16187C #47167C

triadic

#16187C #7C1618 #187C16

tetradic

#16187C #7C164B #7C7A16 #167C47

square

#16187C #7C164B #7C7A16 #167C47

split-complementary

#16187C #7C4716 #4B7C16

monochromatic

#05051A #0D0E48 #16187C #1F22B0 #3235DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.43

#16187C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#16187C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16187C

14.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16187C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16187C	1.00	14.43	1.46	14.43
#FFFFFF	14.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002F7F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00247A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00374A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16187c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 24, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.9% 0.161 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6857a3',
    500: '#16187c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16187c;
$custom-light: #6857a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16187c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.824,
    "s": 69.863,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29907,
    "c": 0.16104,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16187C

secondary

#B1AF3D

accent

#E93BED

background

#F6F5FA

surface

#ECE9F4

border

#C7C5CE

text

#07030F

muted

#7A787F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16187C

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

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