#16153D#16153D

#16153D is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 22.4% C 0.075 H 279.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16153D
RGB	rgb(22, 21, 61)
HSL	hsl(242, 49%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(242, 66%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 65.6%, 0%, 76.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(9.35, 14.48, -25.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(9.35, 29.45, 299.46°)
OKLab	oklab(22.44% 0.0125 -0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(22.44% 0.075 279.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.4411, 1.0437, 4.5395)
Luminance	0.0104 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16153D #3C3D15

analogous

#15283D #16153D #2A153D

triadic

#16153D #3D1615 #153D16

tetradic

#16153D #3D1528 #3C3D15 #153D2A

square

#16153D #3D1528 #3C3D15 #153D2A

split-complementary

#16153D #3D2A15 #283D15

monochromatic

#080817 #080817 #16153D #26256B #373498

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.37

#16153D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.21

#16153D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16153D

17.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16153D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16153D	1.00	17.37	1.21	17.37
#FFFFFF	17.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001C3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00193C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#041E26

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1A1A1A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16153d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 21, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.4% 0.075 279.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#585273',
    500: '#16153d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16153d;
$custom-light: #585273;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16153d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.5,
    "s": 48.78,
    "l": 16.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2244,
    "c": 0.07456,
    "h": 279.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16153D

secondary

#737539

accent

#D84FD5

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7ED

border

#C5C3C8

text

#030208

muted

#78787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16153D

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

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