#16224C#16224C

#16224C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.8% C 0.079 H 268.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16224C
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 76)
HSL	hsl(227, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(227, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 55.3%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.60, 10.74, -27.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.60, 29.65, 291.23°)
OKLab	oklab(26.78% -0.0019 -0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(26.78% 0.079 268.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.2070, 1.8362, 7.0742)
Luminance	0.0184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16224C #4C4016

analogous

#163D4C #16224C #25164C

triadic

#16224C #4C1622 #224C16

tetradic

#16224C #4C163D #4C4016 #164C25

square

#16224C #4C163D #4C4016 #164C25

split-complementary

#16224C #4C2516 #3D4C16

monochromatic

#070B18 #080D1D #16224C #24377B #314CAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.36

#16224C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#16224C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16224C

15.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16224C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16224C	1.00	15.36	1.37	15.36
#FFFFFF	15.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B274E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#01234B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002C33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16224c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.8% 0.079 268.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a5c7e',
    500: '#16224c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16224c;
$custom-light: #5a5c7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16224c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.667,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26776,
    "c": 0.07923,
    "h": 268.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16224C

secondary

#84733A

accent

#BD49DE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16224C

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

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