#16215C#16215C

#16215C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.0% C 0.106 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16215C
RGB	rgb(22, 33, 92)
HSL	hsl(231, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(231, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 64.1%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.65, 18.12, -36.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.65, 40.98, 296.24°)
OKLab	oklab(27.99% 0 -0.106)
OKLCH	oklch(27.99% 0.106 270)
XYZ	xyz(2.8058, 2.0307, 10.3672)
Luminance	0.0203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16215C #5C5116

analogous

#16445C #16215C #2E165C

triadic

#16215C #5C1621 #215C16

tetradic

#16215C #5C1644 #5C5116 #165C2E

square

#16215C #5C1644 #5C5116 #165C2E

split-complementary

#16215C #5C2E16 #445C16

monochromatic

#060919 #0A0F2B #16215C #22338D #2E44BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.93

#16215C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#16215C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16215C

14.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16215C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16215C	1.00	14.93	1.41	14.93
#FFFFFF	14.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00245B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00303B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16215c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 33, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.0% 0.106 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5c8b',
    500: '#16215c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16215c;
$custom-light: #5e5c8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16215c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.571,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27985,
    "c": 0.10605,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.02031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16215C

secondary

#93853B

accent

#CB43E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16215C

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

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