#16225D#16225D

#16225D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.3% C 0.106 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16225D
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 93)
HSL	hsl(230, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(230, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 63.4%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.03, 17.80, -36.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.03, 40.89, 295.80°)
OKLab	oklab(28.3% -0.0008 -0.1062)
OKLCH	oklch(28.3% 0.106 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.8780, 2.1046, 10.6084)
Luminance	0.0210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16225D #5D5116

analogous

#16465D #16225D #2D165D

triadic

#16225D #5D1622 #225D16

tetradic

#16225D #5D1646 #5D5116 #165D2D

square

#16225D #5D1646 #5D5116 #165D2D

split-complementary

#16225D #5D2D16 #465D16

monochromatic

#060919 #0A102C #16225D #22348E #2D46C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.78

#16225D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#16225D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16225D

14.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16225D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16225D	1.00	14.78	1.42	14.78
#FFFFFF	14.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002B5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00255C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00313B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16225d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.3% 0.106 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f5c8b',
    500: '#16225d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16225d;
$custom-light: #5f5c8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16225d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.859,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28296,
    "c": 0.10618,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16225D

secondary

#94853B

accent

#C943E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16225D

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

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