#16214F#16214F

#16214F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.8% C 0.086 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16214F
RGB	rgb(22, 33, 79)
HSL	hsl(228, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(228, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 58.2%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.53, 12.73, -29.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.53, 32.42, 293.13°)
OKLab	oklab(26.79% -0.0005 -0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(26.79% 0.086 269.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.2855, 1.8226, 7.6270)
Luminance	0.0182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16214F #4F4416

analogous

#163E4F #16214F #28164F

triadic

#16214F #4F1621 #214F16

tetradic

#16214F #4F163E #4F4416 #164F28

square

#16214F #4F163E #4F4416 #164F28

split-complementary

#16214F #4F2816 #3E4F16

monochromatic

#070A18 #090D1F #16214F #23357F #3149AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.39

#16214F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#16214F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16214F

15.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16214F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16214F	1.00	15.39	1.36	15.39
#FFFFFF	15.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#042751

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00224E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002C34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16214f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 33, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.8% 0.086 269.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b5b81',
    500: '#16214f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16214f;
$custom-light: #5b5b81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16214f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.421,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26794,
    "c": 0.08562,
    "h": 269.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01823
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16214F

secondary

#86783A

accent

#C248E0

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16214F

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

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