#16254B#16254B

#16254B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.4% C 0.073 H 265.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16254B
RGB	rgb(22, 37, 75)
HSL	hsl(223, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(223, 71%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 50.7%, 0%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.50, 8.07, -25.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.50, 26.77, 287.54°)
OKLab	oklab(27.43% -0.0056 -0.0729)
OKLCH	oklch(27.43% 0.073 265.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.2620, 2.0015, 6.9224)
Luminance	0.0200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16254B #4B3C16

analogous

#16404B #16254B #22164B

triadic

#16254B #4B1625 #254B16

tetradic

#16254B #4B1640 #4B3C16 #164B22

square

#16254B #4B1640 #4B3C16 #164B22

split-complementary

#16254B #4B2216 #404B16

monochromatic

#070C18 #080E1C #16254B #243C7A #3254AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.00

#16254B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#16254B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16254B

15.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16254B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16254B	1.00	15.00	1.40	15.00
#FFFFFF	15.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#13294C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#09244A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002E34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16254b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 37, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.4% 0.073 265.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16254b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.019,
    "s": 54.639,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27432,
    "c": 0.07314,
    "h": 265.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16254B

secondary

#836E3A

accent

#B44ADE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16254B

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

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