#16235C#16235C

#16235C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.4% C 0.103 H 269.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16235C
RGB	rgb(22, 35, 92)
HSL	hsl(229, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(229, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 62%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.23, 16.65, -35.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.23, 39.49, 294.93°)
OKLab	oklab(28.42% -0.0017 -0.1032)
OKLCH	oklch(28.42% 0.103 269)
XYZ	xyz(2.8630, 2.1451, 10.3863)
Luminance	0.0215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16235C #5C4F16

analogous

#16465C #16235C #2C165C

triadic

#16235C #5C1623 #235C16

tetradic

#16235C #5C1646 #5C4F16 #165C2C

square

#16235C #5C1646 #5C4F16 #165C2C

split-complementary

#16235C #5C2C16 #465C16

monochromatic

#060919 #0A102B #16235C #22368D #2E49BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.70

#16235C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#16235C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16235C

14.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16235C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16235C	1.00	14.70	1.43	14.70
#FFFFFF	14.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002C5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00255B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00313B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16235c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 35, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.4% 0.103 269.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5d8b',
    500: '#16235c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16235c;
$custom-light: #5e5d8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16235c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.857,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2842,
    "c": 0.10324,
    "h": 269
  },
  "luminance": 0.02145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16235C

secondary

#93833B

accent

#C743E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16235C

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

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