#16254D#16254D

#16254D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.6% C 0.076 H 266.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16254D
RGB	rgb(22, 37, 77)
HSL	hsl(224, 56%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(224, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 51.9%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.64, 8.90, -26.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.64, 28.10, 288.46°)
OKLab	oklab(27.59% -0.0052 -0.0763)
OKLCH	oklch(27.59% 0.076 266.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.3315, 2.0293, 7.2886)
Luminance	0.0203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16254D #4D3E16

analogous

#16414D #16254D #22164D

triadic

#16254D #4D1625 #254D16

tetradic

#16254D #4D1641 #4D3E16 #164D22

square

#16254D #4D1641 #4D3E16 #164D22

split-complementary

#16254D #4D2216 #414D16

monochromatic

#070B18 #080E1D #16254D #243C7D #3153AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.94

#16254D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#16254D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16254D

14.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16254D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16254D	1.00	14.94	1.41	14.94
#FFFFFF	14.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#112A4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#06254C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002E35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16254d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 37, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.6% 0.076 266.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a5f7f',
    500: '#16254d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16254d;
$custom-light: #5a5f7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16254d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.636,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2759,
    "c": 0.07644,
    "h": 266.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16254D

secondary

#85703A

accent

#B649DF

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16254D

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

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