#16224A#16224A

#16224A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.6% C 0.076 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16224A
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 74)
HSL	hsl(226, 54%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(226, 70%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.3%, 54.1%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.45, 9.90, -26.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.45, 28.30, 290.48°)
OKLab	oklab(26.61% -0.0022 -0.0759)
OKLCH	oklch(26.61% 0.076 268.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.1385, 1.8089, 6.7137)
Luminance	0.0181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16224A #4A3E16

analogous

#163C4A #16224A #24164A

triadic

#16224A #4A1622 #224A16

tetradic

#16224A #4A163C #4A3E16 #164A24

square

#16224A #4A163C #4A3E16 #164A24

split-complementary

#16224A #4A2416 #3C4A16

monochromatic

#070B18 #080C1B #16224A #243879 #324DA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.42

#16224A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#16224A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16224A

15.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16224A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16224A	1.00	15.42	1.36	15.42
#FFFFFF	15.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D274B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#042249

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002B32

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16224a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.6% 0.076 268.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a5c7d',
    500: '#16224a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16224a;
$custom-light: #5a5c7d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16224a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.154,
    "s": 54.167,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2661,
    "c": 0.07592,
    "h": 268.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16224A

secondary

#82713A

accent

#BC4ADE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#040409

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16224A

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

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