#16215A#16215A

#16215A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.8% C 0.103 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16215A
RGB	rgb(22, 33, 90)
HSL	hsl(230, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(230, 76%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.6%, 63.3%, 0%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.47, 17.30, -35.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.47, 39.69, 295.84°)
OKLab	oklab(27.8% 0 -0.103)
OKLCH	oklch(27.8% 0.103 270)
XYZ	xyz(2.7196, 1.9962, 9.9129)
Luminance	0.0200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16215A #5A4F16

analogous

#16435A #16215A #2D165A

triadic

#16215A #5A1621 #215A16

tetradic

#16215A #5A1643 #5A4F16 #165A2D

square

#16215A #5A1643 #5A4F16 #165A2D

split-complementary

#16215A #5A2D16 #435A16

monochromatic

#060919 #0A0F29 #16215A #22338B #2E45BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.01

#16215A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#16215A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16215A

15.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16215A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16215A	1.00	15.01	1.40	15.01
#FFFFFF	15.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A5C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002459

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16215a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 33, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.8% 0.103 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5c89',
    500: '#16215a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16215a;
$custom-light: #5e5c89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16215a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.294,
    "s": 60.714,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27795,
    "c": 0.10299,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.01996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16215A

secondary

#91833B

accent

#CA44E4

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040B

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16215A

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

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