#16225C#16225C

#16225C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.2% C 0.105 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16225C
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 92)
HSL	hsl(230, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(230, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 63%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.94, 17.38, -36.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.94, 40.24, 295.60°)
OKLab	oklab(28.2% -0.0008 -0.1046)
OKLCH	oklch(28.2% 0.105 269.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.8340, 2.0870, 10.3766)
Luminance	0.0209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16225C #5C5016

analogous

#16455C #16225C #2D165C

triadic

#16225C #5C1622 #225C16

tetradic

#16225C #5C1645 #5C5016 #165C2D

square

#16225C #5C1645 #5C5016 #165C2D

split-complementary

#16225C #5C2D16 #455C16

monochromatic

#060919 #0A102B #16225C #22348D #2E47BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.82

#16225C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#16225C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16225C

14.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16225C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16225C	1.00	14.82	1.42	14.82
#FFFFFF	14.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002B5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00255B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00303B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16225c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.2% 0.105 269.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5c8b',
    500: '#16225c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16225c;
$custom-light: #5e5c8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16225c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.714,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28201,
    "c": 0.10465,
    "h": 269.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16225C

secondary

#93843B

accent

#C943E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16225C

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

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