#16235E#16235E

#16235E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.6% C 0.106 H 269.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16235E
RGB	rgb(22, 35, 94)
HSL	hsl(229, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(229, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 62.8%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.41, 17.47, -36.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.41, 40.79, 295.37°)
OKLab	oklab(28.61% -0.0017 -0.1063)
OKLCH	oklch(28.61% 0.106 269.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.9516, 2.1805, 10.8528)
Luminance	0.0218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16235E #5E5116

analogous

#16475E #16235E #2D165E

triadic

#16235E #5E1623 #235E16

tetradic

#16235E #5E1647 #5E5116 #165E2D

square

#16235E #5E1647 #5E5116 #165E2D

split-complementary

#16235E #5E2D16 #475E16

monochromatic

#060919 #0A112C #16235E #223590 #2D48C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.62

#16235E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#16235E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16235E

14.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16235E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16235E	1.00	14.62	1.44	14.62
#FFFFFF	14.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002C60

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00255D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00323C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16235e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 35, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.6% 0.106 269.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f5d8c',
    500: '#16235e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16235e;
$custom-light: #5f5d8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16235e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.167,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28607,
    "c": 0.10631,
    "h": 269.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16235E

secondary

#95853B

accent

#C843E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16235E

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

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