#16152E#16152E

#16152E is a very dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 21.2% C 0.048 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16152E
RGB	rgb(22, 21, 46)
HSL	hsl(242, 37%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(242, 54%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 54.3%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.17, 8.66, -16.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.17, 18.78, 297.46°)
OKLab	oklab(21.17% 0.0111 -0.0471)
OKLCH	oklch(21.17% 0.048 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.0920, 0.9041, 2.7012)
Luminance	0.0090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 8.21

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16152E #2D2E15

analogous

#15202E #16152E #22152E

triadic

#16152E #2E1615 #152E16

tetradic

#16152E #2E1520 #2D2E15 #152E22

square

#16152E #2E1520 #2D2E15 #152E22

split-complementary

#16152E #2E2215 #202E15

monochromatic

#0A0A15 #0A0A15 #16152E #2A2858 #3E3B82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.78

#16152E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.18

#16152E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16152E

17.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16152E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16152E	1.00	17.78	1.18	17.78
#FFFFFF	17.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C192F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A172D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F1A1F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#181818

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16152e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 21, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.2% 0.048 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#555267',
    500: '#16152e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16152e;
$custom-light: #555267;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16152e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.4,
    "s": 37.313,
    "l": 13.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21171,
    "c": 0.04842,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.00904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16152E

secondary

#62643B

accent

#CD5BC9

background

#F4F4F6

surface

#E8E7EB

border

#C4C3C6

text

#030206

muted

#78787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #16152E

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

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