#16254A#16254A

#16254A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.4% C 0.071 H 265.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16254A
RGB	rgb(22, 37, 74)
HSL	hsl(223, 54%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(223, 70%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.3%, 50%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.42, 7.65, -24.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.42, 26.10, 287.05°)
OKLab	oklab(27.35% -0.0058 -0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(27.35% 0.071 265.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.2280, 1.9879, 6.7435)
Luminance	0.0199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16254A #4A3B16

analogous

#163F4A #16254A #21164A

triadic

#16254A #4A1625 #254A16

tetradic

#16254A #4A163F #4A3B16 #164A21

square

#16254A #4A163F #4A3B16 #164A21

split-complementary

#16254A #4A2116 #3F4A16

monochromatic

#070C18 #080D1B #16254A #243D79 #3254A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.03

#16254A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#16254A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16254A

15.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16254A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16254A	1.00	15.03	1.40	15.03
#FFFFFF	15.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#13294B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B2449

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002D33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16254a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 37, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.4% 0.071 265.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a5f7d',
    500: '#16254a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16254a;
$custom-light: #5a5f7d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16254a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.692,
    "s": 54.167,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27354,
    "c": 0.07148,
    "h": 265.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16254A

secondary

#826D3A

accent

#B34ADE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#040409

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16254A

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

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