#16225E#16225E

#16225E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.4% C 0.108 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16225E
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 94)
HSL	hsl(230, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(230, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 63.8%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.12, 18.21, -37.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.12, 41.53, 296.00°)
OKLab	oklab(28.39% -0.0008 -0.1077)
OKLCH	oklch(28.39% 0.108 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.9226, 2.1225, 10.8432)
Luminance	0.0212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16225E #5E5216

analogous

#16465E #16225E #2E165E

triadic

#16225E #5E1622 #225E16

tetradic

#16225E #5E1646 #5E5216 #165E2E

square

#16225E #5E1646 #5E5216 #165E2E

split-complementary

#16225E #5E2E16 #465E16

monochromatic

#060919 #0A102C #16225E #223490 #2D46C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.74

#16225E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#16225E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16225E

14.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16225E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16225E	1.00	14.74	1.42	14.74
#FFFFFF	14.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002B60

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00255D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00313C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16225e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.4% 0.108 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f5c8c',
    500: '#16225e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16225e;
$custom-light: #5f5c8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16225e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28391,
    "c": 0.1077,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16225E

secondary

#95863B

accent

#CA43E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16225E

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

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