#16408D#16408D

#16408D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.136 H 261.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16408D
RGB	rgb(22, 64, 141)
HSL	hsl(219, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(219, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.4%, 54.6%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.80, 16.19, -46.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.80, 49.47, 289.11°)
OKLab	oklab(39.17% -0.0207 -0.1348)
OKLCH	oklch(39.17% 0.136 261.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.9702, 5.7596, 25.9385)
Luminance	0.0576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16408D #8D6316

analogous

#167B8D #16408D #28168D

triadic

#16408D #8D1640 #408D16

tetradic

#16408D #8D167B #8D6316 #168D28

square

#16408D #8D167B #8D6316 #168D28

split-complementary

#16408D #8D2816 #7B8D16

monochromatic

#051023 #0E2858 #16408D #1E58C2 #3D77E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.76

#16408D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#16408D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16408D

9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16408D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16408D	1.00	9.76	2.15	9.76
#FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#024A90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16408d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 64, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.136 261.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6974af',
    500: '#16408d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16408d;
$custom-light: #6974af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16408d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.824,
    "s": 73.006,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3917,
    "c": 0.13642,
    "h": 261.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16408D

secondary

#C1933E

accent

#AF38F0

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEDF4

border

#C7C8CE

text

#070810

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16408D

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

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