#16196C#16196C

#16196C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 28.2% C 0.139 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16196C
RGB	rgb(22, 25, 108)
HSL	hsl(238, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(238, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 76.9%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.21, 29.96, -48.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.21, 56.61, 301.95°)
OKLab	oklab(28.17% 0.0039 -0.1391)
OKLCH	oklch(28.17% 0.139 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.3844, 1.9482, 14.3821)
Luminance	0.0195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16196C #6C6916

analogous

#16446C #16196C #3E166C

triadic

#16196C #6C1619 #196C16

tetradic

#16196C #6C1644 #6C6916 #166C3E

square

#16196C #6C1644 #6C6916 #166C3E

split-complementary

#16196C #6C3E16 #446C16

monochromatic

#050619 #0C0D39 #16196C #20259F #2B31D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.11

#16196C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#16196C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16196C

15.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16196C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16196C	1.00	15.11	1.39	15.11
#FFFFFF	15.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A6E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00226B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003141

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16196c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 25, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.2% 0.139 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#645697',
    500: '#16196c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16196c;
$custom-light: #645697;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16196c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.907,
    "s": 66.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28167,
    "c": 0.13912,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01949
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16196C

secondary

#A29F3C

accent

#E33FE9

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F2

border

#C6C5CC

text

#06030E

muted

#7A787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16196C

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

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