#16235F#16235F

#16235F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.7% C 0.108 H 269.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16235F
RGB	rgb(22, 35, 95)
HSL	hsl(229, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(229, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 63.2%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.50, 17.89, -37.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.50, 41.43, 295.57°)
OKLab	oklab(28.7% -0.0017 -0.1078)
OKLCH	oklch(28.7% 0.108 269.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.9968, 2.1986, 11.0907)
Luminance	0.0220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16235F #5F5216

analogous

#16475F #16235F #2D165F

triadic

#16235F #5F1623 #235F16

tetradic

#16235F #5F1647 #5F5216 #165F2D

square

#16235F #5F1647 #5F5216 #165F2D

split-complementary

#16235F #5F2D16 #475F16

monochromatic

#060919 #0A112D #16235F #223591 #2D48C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.59

#16235F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#16235F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16235F

14.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16235F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16235F	1.00	14.59	1.44	14.59
#FFFFFF	14.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002C61

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00265E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00323D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16235f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 35, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.7% 0.108 269.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f5d8d',
    500: '#16235f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16235f;
$custom-light: #5f5d8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16235f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.315,
    "s": 62.393,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28701,
    "c": 0.10784,
    "h": 269.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16235F

secondary

#96863B

accent

#C842E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16235F

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

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