#16194F#16194F

#16194F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 25.0% C 0.097 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16194F
RGB	rgb(22, 25, 79)
HSL	hsl(237, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(237, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 68.4%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.16, 18.70, -33.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.16, 38.50, 299.05°)
OKLab	oklab(25.03% 0.0076 -0.097)
OKLCH	oklch(25.03% 0.097 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.0893, 1.4302, 7.5616)
Luminance	0.0143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 6.04

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16194F #4F4C16

analogous

#16364F #16194F #30164F

triadic

#16194F #4F1619 #194F16

tetradic

#16194F #4F1636 #4F4C16 #164F30

square

#16194F #4F1636 #4F4C16 #164F30

split-complementary

#16194F #4F3016 #364F16

monochromatic

#070818 #090A1F #16194F #23287F #3137AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.33

#16194F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#16194F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16194F

16.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16194F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16194F	1.00	16.33	1.29	16.33
#FFFFFF	16.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002251

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001D4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002731

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16194f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 25, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.0% 0.097 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5581',
    500: '#16194f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16194f;
$custom-light: #5c5581;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16194f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.842,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25028,
    "c": 0.09734,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16194F

secondary

#86823A

accent

#D848E0

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E8EE

border

#C5C4C9

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16194F

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

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