#16254C#16254C

#16254C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.5% C 0.075 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16254C
RGB	rgb(22, 37, 76)
HSL	hsl(223, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(223, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 51.3%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.57, 8.48, -26.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.57, 27.43, 288.01°)
OKLab	oklab(27.51% -0.0054 -0.0746)
OKLCH	oklch(27.51% 0.075 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.2965, 2.0153, 7.1040)
Luminance	0.0202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16254C #4C3D16

analogous

#16404C #16254C #22164C

triadic

#16254C #4C1625 #254C16

tetradic

#16254C #4C1640 #4C3D16 #164C22

square

#16254C #4C1640 #4C3D16 #164C22

split-complementary

#16254C #4C2216 #404C16

monochromatic

#070C18 #080E1D #16254C #243C7B #3153AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.97

#16254C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#16254C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16254C

14.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16254C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16254C	1.00	14.97	1.40	14.97
#FFFFFF	14.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#12294D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#08254B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002E34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16254c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 37, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.5% 0.075 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a5f7e',
    500: '#16254c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16254c;
$custom-light: #5a5f7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16254c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.333,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2751,
    "c": 0.0748,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16254C

secondary

#846F3A

accent

#B549DE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16254C

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

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