#16196F#16196F

#16196F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.5% C 0.143 H 271.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#16196F
RGBrgb(22, 25, 111)
HSLhsl(238, 67%, 26%)
HSVhsv(238, 80%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(80.2%, 77.5%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LABlab(15.56, 31.07, -49.43)
CIE-LCHlch(15.56, 58.38, 302.15°)
OKLaboklab(28.51% 0.0034 -0.1431)
OKLCHoklch(28.51% 0.143 271.4)
XYZxyz(3.5468, 2.0131, 15.2375)
Luminance0.0201 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#16196F #6F6C16
analogous
#16456F #16196F #3F166F
triadic
#16196F #6F1619 #196F16
tetradic
#16196F #6F1645 #6F6C16 #166F3F
square
#16196F #6F1645 #6F6C16 #166F3F
split-complementary
#16196F #6F3F16 #456F16
monochromatic
#05061A #0C0D3C #16196F #2025A2 #2B30D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.97
#16196F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40
#16196F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16196F
14.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##16196F#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##16196F1.0014.971.4014.97
#FFFFFF14.971.0021.001.00
#0000001.4021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF14.971.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#002B72
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00226D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#003242
Achromatopsia (no color)
#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #16196f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 25, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.5% 0.143 271.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#655799',
    500: '#16196f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #16196f;
$custom-light: #655799;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#16196f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.978,
    "s": 66.917,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28513,
    "c": 0.14315,
    "h": 271.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#16196F
secondary
#A5A23C
accent
#E43EEA
background
#F6F5F9
surface
#EBE9F2
border
#C6C5CC
text
#06030E
muted
#7A787E

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#16196F Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva