#16244C#16244C

#16244C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.3% C 0.076 H 266.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16244C
RGB	rgb(22, 36, 76)
HSL	hsl(224, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(224, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 52.6%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.24, 9.23, -26.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.24, 28.16, 289.13°)
OKLab	oklab(27.26% -0.0042 -0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(27.26% 0.076 266.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.2658, 1.9539, 7.0938)
Luminance	0.0195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16244C #4C3E16

analogous

#163F4C #16244C #23164C

triadic

#16244C #4C1624 #244C16

tetradic

#16244C #4C163F #4C3E16 #164C23

square

#16244C #4C163F #4C3E16 #164C23

split-complementary

#16244C #4C2316 #3F4C16

monochromatic

#070B18 #080E1D #16244C #243A7B #3151AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.10

#16244C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#16244C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16244C

15.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16244C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16244C	1.00	15.10	1.39	15.10
#FFFFFF	15.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#10294D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#05244B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002D34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16244c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 36, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.3% 0.076 266.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a5e7e',
    500: '#16244c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16244c;
$custom-light: #5a5e7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16244c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.444,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27263,
    "c": 0.07626,
    "h": 266.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16244C

secondary

#84713A

accent

#B849DE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16244C

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

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