#16234A#16234A

#16234A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 26.9% C 0.074 H 267.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16234A
RGB	rgb(22, 35, 74)
HSL	hsl(225, 54%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(225, 70%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.3%, 52.7%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.77, 9.15, -25.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.77, 27.56, 289.39°)
OKLab	oklab(26.86% -0.0034 -0.0744)
OKLCH	oklch(26.86% 0.074 267.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.1675, 1.8669, 6.7234)
Luminance	0.0187 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16234A #4A3D16

analogous

#163D4A #16234A #23164A

triadic

#16234A #4A1623 #234A16

tetradic

#16234A #4A163D #4A3D16 #164A23

square

#16234A #4A163D #4A3D16 #164A23

split-complementary

#16234A #4A2316 #3D4A16

monochromatic

#070B18 #080D1B #16234A #243979 #3250A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.29

#16234A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#16234A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16234A

15.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16234A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16234A	1.00	15.29	1.37	15.29
#FFFFFF	15.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F284B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#062349

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002C32

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16234a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 35, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.9% 0.074 267.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a5d7d',
    500: '#16234a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16234a;
$custom-light: #5a5d7d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16234a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 54.167,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26856,
    "c": 0.07444,
    "h": 267.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16234A

secondary

#82703A

accent

#B94ADE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#040409

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16234A

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

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