#16225B#16225B

#16225B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.1% C 0.103 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16225B
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 91)
HSL	hsl(230, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(230, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 62.6%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.85, 16.97, -35.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.85, 39.59, 295.38°)
OKLab	oklab(28.11% -0.0009 -0.1031)
OKLCH	oklch(28.11% 0.103 269.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.7906, 2.0697, 10.1479)
Luminance	0.0207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16225B #5B4F16

analogous

#16455B #16225B #2D165B

triadic

#16225B #5B1622 #225B16

tetradic

#16225B #5B1645 #5B4F16 #165B2D

square

#16225B #5B1645 #5B4F16 #165B2D

split-complementary

#16225B #5B2D16 #455B16

monochromatic

#060919 #0A102A #16225B #22348C #2E47BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.85

#16225B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#16225B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16225B

14.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16225B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16225B	1.00	14.85	1.41	14.85
#FFFFFF	14.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002B5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00245A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00303A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16225b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.1% 0.103 269.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5c8a',
    500: '#16225b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16225b;
$custom-light: #5e5c8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16225b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.565,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28107,
    "c": 0.10311,
    "h": 269.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16225B

secondary

#92833B

accent

#C844E4

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16225B

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

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