#16213C#16213C

#16213C is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.3% C 0.054 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16213C
RGB	rgb(22, 33, 60)
HSL	hsl(223, 46%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(223, 63%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 45%, 0%, 76.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.13, 4.92, -18.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.13, 19.50, 284.63°)
OKLab	oklab(25.28% -0.0038 -0.0535)
OKLCH	oklch(25.28% 0.054 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.6901, 1.5844, 4.4908)
Luminance	0.0158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16213C #3C3116

analogous

#16343C #16213C #1E163C

triadic

#16213C #3C1621 #213C16

tetradic

#16213C #3C1634 #3C3116 #163C1E

square

#16213C #3C1634 #3C3116 #163C1E

split-complementary

#16213C #3C1E16 #343C16

monochromatic

#080C16 #080C16 #16213C #263A69 #375296

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.95

#16213C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#16213C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16213C

15.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16213C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16213C	1.00	15.95	1.32	15.95
#FFFFFF	15.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#16243D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#11203B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#03272B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16213c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 33, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.3% 0.054 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#575b72',
    500: '#16213c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16213c;
$custom-light: #575b72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16213c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.632,
    "s": 46.341,
    "l": 16.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25284,
    "c": 0.0536,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16213C

secondary

#73633B

accent

#B052D6

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EC

border

#C5C5C7

text

#030408

muted

#78797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16213C

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

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