#16215B#16215B

#16215B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.9% C 0.105 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16215B
RGB	rgb(22, 33, 91)
HSL	hsl(230, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(230, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 63.7%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.56, 17.71, -36.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.56, 40.34, 296.04°)
OKLab	oklab(27.89% 0 -0.1045)
OKLCH	oklch(27.89% 0.105 270)
XYZ	xyz(2.7624, 2.0133, 10.1385)
Luminance	0.0201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16215B #5B5016

analogous

#16445B #16215B #2E165B

triadic

#16215B #5B1621 #215B16

tetradic

#16215B #5B1644 #5B5016 #165B2E

square

#16215B #5B1644 #5B5016 #165B2E

split-complementary

#16215B #5B2E16 #445B16

monochromatic

#060919 #0A0F2A #16215B #22338C #2E45BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.97

#16215B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#16215B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16215B

14.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16215B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16215B	1.00	14.97	1.40	14.97
#FFFFFF	14.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00245A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16215b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 33, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.9% 0.105 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5c8a',
    500: '#16215b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16215b;
$custom-light: #5e5c8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16215b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.435,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2789,
    "c": 0.10452,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.02014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16215B

secondary

#92843B

accent

#CB44E4

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16215B

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

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