#16225A#16225A

#16225A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.0% C 0.102 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16225A
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 90)
HSL	hsl(229, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(229, 76%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.6%, 62.2%, 0%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.76, 16.56, -35.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.76, 38.94, 295.16°)
OKLab	oklab(28.01% -0.0009 -0.1016)
OKLCH	oklch(28.01% 0.102 269.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.7477, 2.0525, 9.9222)
Luminance	0.0205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16225A #5A4E16

analogous

#16445A #16225A #2C165A

triadic

#16225A #5A1622 #225A16

tetradic

#16225A #5A1644 #5A4E16 #165A2C

square

#16225A #5A1644 #5A4E16 #165A2C

split-complementary

#16225A #5A2C16 #445A16

monochromatic

#060919 #0A0F29 #16225A #22358B #2E47BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.89

#16225A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#16225A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16225A

14.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16225A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16225A	1.00	14.89	1.41	14.89
#FFFFFF	14.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A5C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002459

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00303A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16225a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.0% 0.102 269.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5c89',
    500: '#16225a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16225a;
$custom-light: #5e5c89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16225a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.412,
    "s": 60.714,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28013,
    "c": 0.10157,
    "h": 269.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16225A

secondary

#91823B

accent

#C844E4

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040B

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16225A

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

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