#16244E#16244E

#16244E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.4% C 0.080 H 267.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16244E
RGB	rgb(22, 36, 78)
HSL	hsl(225, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(225, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 53.8%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.39, 10.06, -27.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.39, 29.50, 289.94°)
OKLab	oklab(27.43% -0.0039 -0.0795)
OKLCH	oklch(27.43% 0.08 267.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.3364, 1.9822, 7.4657)
Luminance	0.0198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16244E #4E4016

analogous

#16404E #16244E #24164E

triadic

#16244E #4E1624 #244E16

tetradic

#16244E #4E1640 #4E4016 #164E24

square

#16244E #4E1640 #4E4016 #164E24

split-complementary

#16244E #4E2416 #404E16

monochromatic

#070B18 #090E1E #16244E #233A7E #3150AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.04

#16244E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#16244E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16244E

15.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16244E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16244E	1.00	15.04	1.40	15.04
#FFFFFF	15.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D2950

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#03244D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002E35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16244e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 36, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.4% 0.080 267.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b5e80',
    500: '#16244e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16244e;
$custom-light: #5b5e80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16244e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27425,
    "c": 0.07955,
    "h": 267.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16244E

secondary

#85733A

accent

#BA49DF

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16244E

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

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