#16233D#16233D

#16233D is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 25.9% C 0.052 H 263.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16233D
RGB	rgb(22, 35, 61)
HSL	hsl(220, 47%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(220, 64%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 42.6%, 0%, 76.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.88, 3.83, -18.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.88, 18.78, 281.76°)
OKLab	oklab(25.88% -0.0063 -0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(25.88% 0.052 263.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.7739, 1.7094, 4.6504)
Luminance	0.0171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16233D #3D3016

analogous

#16373D #16233D #1D163D

triadic

#16233D #3D1623 #233D16

tetradic

#16233D #3D1637 #3D3016 #163D1D

square

#16233D #3D1637 #3D3016 #163D1D

split-complementary

#16233D #3D1D16 #373D16

monochromatic

#080D16 #080D16 #16233D #263D6A #365797

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.65

#16233D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#16233D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16233D

15.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16233D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16233D	1.00	15.65	1.34	15.65
#FFFFFF	15.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#18253E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#14223C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#01292D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16233d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 35, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.9% 0.052 263.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16233d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25882,
    "c": 0.05243,
    "h": 263.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16233D

secondary

#74613B

accent

#AA51D7

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EC

border

#C5C5C7

text

#030408

muted

#78797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16233D

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

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