#16255A#16255A

#16255A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.7% C 0.097 H 267.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16255A
RGB	rgb(22, 37, 90)
HSL	hsl(227, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(227, 76%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.6%, 58.9%, 0%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.66, 14.34, -33.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.66, 36.70, 292.99°)
OKLab	oklab(28.69% -0.0037 -0.0972)
OKLCH	oklch(28.69% 0.097 267.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.8373, 2.2316, 9.9521)
Luminance	0.0223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16255A #5A4B16

analogous

#16475A #16255A #29165A

triadic

#16255A #5A1625 #255A16

tetradic

#16255A #5A1647 #5A4B16 #165A29

square

#16255A #5A1647 #5A4B16 #165A29

split-complementary

#16255A #5A2916 #475A16

monochromatic

#060A19 #0A1129 #16255A #22398B #2E4DBC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.52

#16255A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#16255A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16255A

14.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16255A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16255A	1.00	14.52	1.45	14.52
#FFFFFF	14.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002C5C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002659

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00323B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16255a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 37, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.7% 0.097 267.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5f89',
    500: '#16255a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16255a;
$custom-light: #5e5f89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16255a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.765,
    "s": 60.714,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28687,
    "c": 0.09731,
    "h": 267.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16255A

secondary

#917E3B

accent

#C144E4

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9F0

border

#C5C5CB

text

#05040B

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16255A

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

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