#16194D#16194D

#16194D is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.8% C 0.094 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16194D
RGB	rgb(22, 25, 77)
HSL	hsl(237, 56%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(237, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 67.5%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.97, 17.89, -32.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.97, 37.18, 298.76°)
OKLab	oklab(24.83% 0.0077 -0.0939)
OKLCH	oklch(24.83% 0.094 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.0176, 1.4015, 7.1839)
Luminance	0.0140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16194D #4D4A16

analogous

#16354D #16194D #2F164D

triadic

#16194D #4D1619 #194D16

tetradic

#16194D #4D1635 #4D4A16 #164D2F

square

#16194D #4D1635 #4D4A16 #164D2F

split-complementary

#16194D #4D2F16 #354D16

monochromatic

#070818 #080A1D #16194D #24287D #3138AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.40

#16194D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.28

#16194D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16194D

16.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16194D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16194D	1.00	16.40	1.28	16.40
#FFFFFF	16.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00224F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001D4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002630

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16194d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 25, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.8% 0.094 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b557f',
    500: '#16194d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16194d;
$custom-light: #5b557f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16194d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.727,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2483,
    "c": 0.09422,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16194D

secondary

#85803A

accent

#D749DF

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E8EE

border

#C5C4C9

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16194D

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

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