#16244F#16244F

#16244F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.5% C 0.081 H 267.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16244F
RGB	rgb(22, 36, 79)
HSL	hsl(225, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(225, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 54.4%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.47, 10.48, -28.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.47, 30.17, 290.33°)
OKLab	oklab(27.51% -0.0038 -0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(27.51% 0.081 267.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.3726, 1.9966, 7.6560)
Luminance	0.0200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16244F #4F4116

analogous

#16414F #16244F #24164F

triadic

#16244F #4F1624 #244F16

tetradic

#16244F #4F1641 #4F4116 #164F24

square

#16244F #4F1641 #4F4116 #164F24

split-complementary

#16244F #4F2416 #414F16

monochromatic

#070B18 #090E1F #16244F #233A7F #3150AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.01

#16244F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#16244F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16244F

15.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16244F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16244F	1.00	15.01	1.40	15.01
#FFFFFF	15.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C2951

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#01244E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002E35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16244f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 36, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.5% 0.081 267.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b5e81',
    500: '#16244f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16244f;
$custom-light: #5b5e81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16244f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.263,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27508,
    "c": 0.08118,
    "h": 267.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16244F

secondary

#86743A

accent

#BA48E0

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16244F

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

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