#16235B#16235B

#16235B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.3% C 0.102 H 269.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16235B
RGB	rgb(22, 35, 91)
HSL	hsl(229, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(229, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 61.5%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.14, 16.23, -35.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.14, 38.84, 294.70°)
OKLab	oklab(28.33% -0.0018 -0.1017)
OKLCH	oklch(28.33% 0.102 269)
XYZ	xyz(2.8196, 2.1277, 10.1576)
Luminance	0.0213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16235B #5B4E16

analogous

#16465B #16235B #2C165B

triadic

#16235B #5B1623 #235B16

tetradic

#16235B #5B1646 #5B4E16 #165B2C

square

#16235B #5B1646 #5B4E16 #165B2C

split-complementary

#16235B #5B2C16 #465B16

monochromatic

#060919 #0A102A #16235B #22368C #2E49BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.73

#16235B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#16235B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16235B

14.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16235B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16235B	1.00	14.73	1.43	14.73
#FFFFFF	14.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002B5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00255A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00313B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16235b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 35, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.3% 0.102 269.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5d8a',
    500: '#16235b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16235b;
$custom-light: #5e5d8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16235b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.696,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28327,
    "c": 0.10171,
    "h": 269
  },
  "luminance": 0.02128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16235B

secondary

#92823B

accent

#C644E4

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16235B

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

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