#16236F#16236F

#16236F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.3% C 0.131 H 269.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16236F
RGB	rgb(22, 35, 111)
HSL	hsl(231, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(231, 80%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.2%, 68.5%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.01, 24.38, -45.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.01, 51.53, 298.24°)
OKLab	oklab(30.29% -0.0021 -0.1313)
OKLCH	oklch(30.29% 0.131 269.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.8002, 2.5199, 15.3220)
Luminance	0.0252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16236F #6F6216

analogous

#164F6F #16236F #35166F

triadic

#16236F #6F1623 #236F16

tetradic

#16236F #6F164F #6F6216 #166F35

square

#16236F #6F164F #6F6216 #166F35

split-complementary

#16236F #6F3516 #4F6F16

monochromatic

#05081A #0C133C #16236F #2033A2 #2B43D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.96

#16236F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#16236F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16236F

13.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16236F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16236F	1.00	13.96	1.50	13.96
#FFFFFF	13.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003071

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00286E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003745

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16236f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 35, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.3% 0.131 269.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#635d99',
    500: '#16236f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16236f;
$custom-light: #635d99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16236f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.236,
    "s": 66.917,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30285,
    "c": 0.13135,
    "h": 269.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16236F

secondary

#A5963C

accent

#D13EEA

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F2

border

#C6C5CC

text

#06040E

muted

#7A797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16236F

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

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