#16244B#16244B

#16244B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.2% C 0.075 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16244B
RGB	rgb(22, 36, 75)
HSL	hsl(224, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(224, 71%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 52%, 0%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.17, 8.81, -26.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.17, 27.49, 288.70°)
OKLab	oklab(27.18% -0.0044 -0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(27.18% 0.075 266.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.2313, 1.9401, 6.9121)
Luminance	0.0194 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16244B #4B3D16

analogous

#163F4B #16244B #23164B

triadic

#16244B #4B1624 #244B16

tetradic

#16244B #4B163F #4B3D16 #164B23

square

#16244B #4B163F #4B3D16 #164B23

split-complementary

#16244B #4B2316 #3F4B16

monochromatic

#070B18 #080D1C #16244B #243B7A #3251AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.13

#16244B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#16244B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16244B

15.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16244B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16244B	1.00	15.13	1.39	15.13
#FFFFFF	15.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#10294C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#07244A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002D33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16244b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 36, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.2% 0.075 266.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a5e7d',
    500: '#16244b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16244b;
$custom-light: #5a5e7d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16244b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.151,
    "s": 54.639,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27183,
    "c": 0.07461,
    "h": 266.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16244B

secondary

#836F3A

accent

#B74ADE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16244B

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

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