#16246F#16246F

#16246F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 30.5% C 0.130 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16246F
RGB	rgb(22, 36, 111)
HSL	hsl(231, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(231, 80%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.2%, 67.6%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.27, 23.68, -44.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.27, 50.81, 297.78°)
OKLab	oklab(30.48% -0.0027 -0.13)
OKLCH	oklch(30.48% 0.13 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.8300, 2.5796, 15.3319)
Luminance	0.0258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16246F #6F6116

analogous

#16506F #16246F #34166F

triadic

#16246F #6F1624 #246F16

tetradic

#16246F #6F1650 #6F6116 #166F34

square

#16246F #6F1650 #6F6116 #166F34

split-complementary

#16246F #6F3416 #506F16

monochromatic

#05081A #0C133C #16246F #2035A2 #2B45D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.85

#16246F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.52

#16246F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16246F

13.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16246F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16246F	1.00	13.85	1.52	13.85
#FFFFFF	13.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003171

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00286E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003846

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16246f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 36, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.5% 0.130 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#635e99',
    500: '#16246f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16246f;
$custom-light: #635e99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16246f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.562,
    "s": 66.917,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3048,
    "c": 0.13007,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16246F

secondary

#A5943C

accent

#CF3EEA

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F2

border

#C6C5CC

text

#06040E

muted

#7A797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16246F

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

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