#16233C#16233C

#16233C is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 25.8% C 0.051 H 262.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16233C
RGB	rgb(22, 35, 60)
HSL	hsl(219, 46%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(219, 63%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 41.7%, 0%, 76.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.82, 3.43, -17.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.82, 18.11, 280.91°)
OKLab	oklab(25.81% -0.0066 -0.0503)
OKLCH	oklch(25.81% 0.051 262.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.7472, 1.6987, 4.5099)
Luminance	0.0170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16233C #3C2F16

analogous

#16363C #16233C #1C163C

triadic

#16233C #3C1623 #233C16

tetradic

#16233C #3C1636 #3C2F16 #163C1C

square

#16233C #3C1636 #3C2F16 #163C1C

split-complementary

#16233C #3C1C16 #363C16

monochromatic

#080D16 #080D16 #16233C #263D69 #375796

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.67

#16233C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#16233C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16233C

15.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16233C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16233C	1.00	15.67	1.34	15.67
#FFFFFF	15.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#19253D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#14223B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#02282C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16233c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 35, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.8% 0.051 262.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#575d72',
    500: '#16233c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16233c;
$custom-light: #575d72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16233c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.474,
    "s": 46.341,
    "l": 16.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25814,
    "c": 0.05072,
    "h": 262.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16233C

secondary

#73603B

accent

#A952D6

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EC

border

#C5C5C7

text

#030408

muted

#78797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16233C

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

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