#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
RGBrgb(22, 35, 74)
HSLhsl(225, 54%, 19%)
HSVhsv(225, 70%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(70.3%, 52.7%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LABlab(14.77, 9.15, -25.99)
CIE-LCHlch(14.77, 27.56, 289.39°)
OKLaboklab(26.86% -0.0034 -0.0744)
OKLCHoklch(26.86% 0.074 267.4)
XYZxyz(2.1675, 1.8669, 6.7234)
Luminance0.0187 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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
##16234A1.0015.291.3715.29
#FFFFFF15.291.0021.001.00
#0000001.3721.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF15.291.0021.001.00

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

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#16234A Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva