#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
RGB	rgb(22, 25, 111)
HSL	hsl(238, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(238, 80%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.2%, 77.5%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.56, 31.07, -49.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.56, 58.38, 302.15°)
OKLab	oklab(28.51% 0.0034 -0.1431)
OKLCH	oklch(28.51% 0.143 271.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.5468, 2.0131, 15.2375)
Luminance	0.0201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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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
##16196F	1.00	14.97	1.40	14.97
#FFFFFF	14.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #16196F

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

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