#16199F#16199F

#16199F is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 34.4% C 0.202 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16199F
RGB	rgb(22, 25, 159)
HSL	hsl(239, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(239, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.2%, 84.3%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.46, 47.45, -69.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.46, 84.45, 304.19°)
OKLab	oklab(34.36% -0.0059 -0.2023)
OKLCH	oklch(34.36% 0.202 268.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.9344, 3.3682, 33.0788)
Luminance	0.0337 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16199F #9F9C16

analogous

#165D9F #16199F #57169F

triadic

#16199F #9F1619 #199F16

tetradic

#16199F #9F165D #9F9C16 #169F57

square

#16199F #9F165D #9F9C16 #169F57

split-complementary

#16199F #9F5716 #5D9F16

monochromatic

#070833 #0F1169 #16199F #1D21D5 #4A4DE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.55

#16199F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#16199F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16199F

12.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16199F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16199F	1.00	12.55	1.67	12.55
#FFFFFF	12.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003AA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002C9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00455E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16199f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 25, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.4% 0.202 268.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#725abd',
    500: '#16199f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16199f;
$custom-light: #725abd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16199f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.686,
    "s": 75.691,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3436,
    "c": 0.20238,
    "h": 268.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16199F

secondary

#C7C44A

accent

#EE36F2

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F7

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0412

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #16199F

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

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