#16224F#16224F

#16224F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.0% C 0.084 H 268.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16224F
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 79)
HSL	hsl(227, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(227, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 57%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.84, 11.98, -29.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.84, 31.66, 292.24°)
OKLab	oklab(27.03% -0.0016 -0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(27.03% 0.084 268.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.3137, 1.8789, 7.6364)
Luminance	0.0188 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16224F #4F4316

analogous

#163F4F #16224F #26164F

triadic

#16224F #4F1622 #224F16

tetradic

#16224F #4F163F #4F4316 #164F26

square

#16224F #4F163F #4F4316 #164F26

split-complementary

#16224F #4F2616 #3F4F16

monochromatic

#070A18 #090D1F #16224F #23377F #314BAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.26

#16224F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.38

#16224F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16224F

15.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16224F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16224F	1.00	15.26	1.38	15.26
#FFFFFF	15.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#072851

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00234E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002D34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16224f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.0% 0.084 268.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b5c81',
    500: '#16224f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16224f;
$custom-light: #5b5c81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16224f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.368,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27029,
    "c": 0.08414,
    "h": 268.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16224F

secondary

#86763A

accent

#C048E0

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16224F

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

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