#16197D#16197D

#16197D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 30.2% C 0.161 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16197D
RGB	rgb(22, 25, 125)
HSL	hsl(238, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(238, 82%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.4%, 80%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.21, 36.11, -55.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.21, 66.39, 302.95°)
OKLab	oklab(30.17% 0.0008 -0.1613)
OKLCH	oklch(30.17% 0.161 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.3789, 2.3460, 19.6201)
Luminance	0.0235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16197D #7D7A16

analogous

#164D7D #16197D #47167D

triadic

#16197D #7D1619 #197D16

tetradic

#16197D #7D164D #7D7A16 #167D47

square

#16197D #7D164D #7D7A16 #167D47

split-complementary

#16197D #7D4716 #4D7D16

monochromatic

#05051A #0D0F49 #16197D #1F23B1 #3237DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.29

#16197D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#16197D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16197D

14.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16197D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16197D	1.00	14.29	1.47	14.29
#FFFFFF	14.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002F80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00257B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00374A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16197d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 25, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.2% 0.161 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6957a4',
    500: '#16197d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16197d;
$custom-light: #6957a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16197d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.252,
    "s": 70.068,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30168,
    "c": 0.16135,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16197D

secondary

#B2AF3D

accent

#E83BED

background

#F6F5FA

surface

#ECE9F4

border

#C7C5CE

text

#07030F

muted

#7A787F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16197D

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

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