#16224B#16224B

#16224B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.7% C 0.078 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16224B
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 75)
HSL	hsl(226, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(226, 71%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 54.7%, 0%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.53, 10.32, -27.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.53, 28.98, 290.86°)
OKLab	oklab(26.69% -0.0021 -0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(26.69% 0.078 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.1725, 1.8224, 6.8925)
Luminance	0.0182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16224B #4B3F16

analogous

#163D4B #16224B #25164B

triadic

#16224B #4B1622 #224B16

tetradic

#16224B #4B163D #4B3F16 #164B25

square

#16224B #4B163D #4B3F16 #164B25

split-complementary

#16224B #4B2516 #3D4B16

monochromatic

#070B18 #080D1C #16224B #24377A #324DAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.39

#16224B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#16224B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16224B

15.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16224B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16224B	1.00	15.39	1.36	15.39
#FFFFFF	15.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C274C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#02224A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002B32

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16224b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.7% 0.078 268.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16224b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.415,
    "s": 54.639,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26693,
    "c": 0.07758,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01823
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16224B

secondary

#83723A

accent

#BC4ADE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16224B

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

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