#16215E#16215E

#16215E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.2% C 0.109 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16215E
RGB	rgb(22, 33, 94)
HSL	hsl(231, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(231, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 64.9%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.83, 18.94, -37.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.83, 42.28, 296.61°)
OKLab	oklab(28.18% 0 -0.1091)
OKLCH	oklch(28.18% 0.109 270)
XYZ	xyz(2.8944, 2.0661, 10.8338)
Luminance	0.0207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16215E #5E5316

analogous

#16455E #16215E #2F165E

triadic

#16215E #5E1621 #215E16

tetradic

#16215E #5E1645 #5E5316 #165E2F

square

#16215E #5E1645 #5E5316 #165E2F

split-complementary

#16215E #5E2F16 #455E16

monochromatic

#060919 #0A102C #16215E #223290 #2D44C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.86

#16215E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#16215E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16215E

14.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16215E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16215E	1.00	14.86	1.41	14.86
#FFFFFF	14.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002B60

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00245D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00303C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16215e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 33, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.2% 0.109 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f5c8c',
    500: '#16215e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16215e;
$custom-light: #5f5c8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16215e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.833,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28178,
    "c": 0.10909,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.02066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16215E

secondary

#95873B

accent

#CC43E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16215E

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

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