#16254F#16254F

#16254F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.8% C 0.080 H 266.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16254F
RGB	rgb(22, 37, 79)
HSL	hsl(224, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(224, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 53.2%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.79, 9.73, -27.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.79, 29.43, 289.31°)
OKLab	oklab(27.75% -0.0049 -0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(27.75% 0.08 266.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.4032, 2.0580, 7.6662)
Luminance	0.0206 (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

#16254F #4F4016

analogous

#16414F #16254F #24164F

triadic

#16254F #4F1625 #254F16

tetradic

#16254F #4F1641 #4F4016 #164F24

square

#16254F #4F1641 #4F4016 #164F24

split-complementary

#16254F #4F2416 #414F16

monochromatic

#070B18 #090F1F #16254F #233B7F #3152AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.88

#16254F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#16254F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16254F

14.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16254F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16254F	1.00	14.88	1.41	14.88
#FFFFFF	14.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F2A51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#03254E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16254f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 37, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.8% 0.080 266.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b5f81',
    500: '#16254f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16254f;
$custom-light: #5b5f81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16254f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.211,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27751,
    "c": 0.07971,
    "h": 266.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16254F

secondary

#86723A

accent

#B848E0

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16254F

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

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