#16193B#16193B

#16193B is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.012; OKLCH L 23.2% C 0.065 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16193B
RGB	rgb(22, 25, 59)
HSL	hsl(235, 46%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(235, 63%, 23%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.7%, 57.6%, 0%, 76.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.42, 10.63, -22.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.42, 24.88, 295.30°)
OKLab	oklab(23.19% 0.0071 -0.0642)
OKLCH	oklch(23.19% 0.065 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.4677, 1.1815, 4.2875)
Luminance	0.0118 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16193B #3B3816

analogous

#162B3B #16193B #25163B

triadic

#16193B #3B1619 #193B16

tetradic

#16193B #3B162B #3B3816 #163B25

square

#16193B #3B162B #3B3816 #163B25

split-complementary

#16193B #3B2516 #2B3B16

monochromatic

#080916 #080916 #16193B #272C68 #373F94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.98

#16193B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.24

#16193B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16193B

16.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16193B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16193B	1.00	16.98	1.24	16.98
#FFFFFF	16.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#081E3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#041B3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#052127

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1C1C1C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16193b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 25, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.2% 0.065 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#575571',
    500: '#16193b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16193b;
$custom-light: #575571;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16193b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.135,
    "s": 45.679,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23187,
    "c": 0.06458,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16193B

secondary

#726E3B

accent

#CB52D5

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E7EC

border

#C5C3C7

text

#030307

muted

#78787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #16193B

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

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