#16214E#16214E

#16214E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.7% C 0.084 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16214E
RGB	rgb(22, 33, 78)
HSL	hsl(228, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(228, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 57.7%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.45, 12.32, -29.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.45, 31.75, 292.83°)
OKLab	oklab(26.71% -0.0006 -0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(26.71% 0.084 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.2494, 1.8081, 7.4367)
Luminance	0.0181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16214E #4E4316

analogous

#163D4E #16214E #27164E

triadic

#16214E #4E1621 #214E16

tetradic

#16214E #4E163D #4E4316 #164E27

square

#16214E #4E163D #4E4316 #164E27

split-complementary

#16214E #4E2716 #3D4E16

monochromatic

#070A18 #090D1E #16214E #23357E #3149AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.42

#16214E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#16214E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16214E

15.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16214E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16214E	1.00	15.42	1.36	15.42
#FFFFFF	15.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#052750

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00224D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002C33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16214e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 33, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.7% 0.084 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b5b80',
    500: '#16214e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16214e;
$custom-light: #5b5b80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16214e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.214,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26707,
    "c": 0.08399,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16214E

secondary

#85773A

accent

#C249DF

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16214E

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

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