#16225F#16225F

#16225F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.5% C 0.109 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16225F
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 95)
HSL	hsl(230, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(230, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 64.2%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.21, 18.62, -37.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.21, 42.18, 296.20°)
OKLab	oklab(28.49% -0.0008 -0.1092)
OKLCH	oklch(28.49% 0.109 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.9678, 2.1405, 11.0810)
Luminance	0.0214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16225F #5F5316

analogous

#16465F #16225F #2E165F

triadic

#16225F #5F1622 #225F16

tetradic

#16225F #5F1646 #5F5316 #165F2E

square

#16225F #5F1646 #5F5316 #165F2E

split-complementary

#16225F #5F2E16 #465F16

monochromatic

#060919 #0A102D #16225F #223491 #2D46C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.70

#16225F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#16225F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16225F

14.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16225F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16225F	1.00	14.70	1.43	14.70
#FFFFFF	14.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002C61

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00255E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00313C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16225f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.5% 0.109 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f5c8d',
    500: '#16225f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16225f;
$custom-light: #5f5c8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16225f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.137,
    "s": 62.393,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28487,
    "c": 0.10922,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16225F

secondary

#96873B

accent

#CB42E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16225F

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

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