#16255B#16255B

#16255B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.8% C 0.099 H 267.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16255B
RGB	rgb(22, 37, 91)
HSL	hsl(227, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(227, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 59.3%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.74, 14.75, -34.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.74, 37.35, 293.26°)
OKLab	oklab(28.78% -0.0036 -0.0988)
OKLCH	oklch(28.78% 0.099 267.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.8801, 2.2487, 10.1778)
Luminance	0.0225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16255B #5B4C16

analogous

#16475B #16255B #2A165B

triadic

#16255B #5B1625 #255B16

tetradic

#16255B #5B1647 #5B4C16 #165B2A

square

#16255B #5B1647 #5B4C16 #165B2A

split-complementary

#16255B #5B2A16 #475B16

monochromatic

#060A19 #0A112A #16255B #22398C #2E4DBE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.48

#16255B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#16255B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16255B

14.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16255B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16255B	1.00	14.48	1.45	14.48
#FFFFFF	14.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002D5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00265A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00323C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16255b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 37, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.8% 0.099 267.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5f8a',
    500: '#16255b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16255b;
$custom-light: #5e5f8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16255b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.957,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28776,
    "c": 0.09887,
    "h": 267.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16255B

secondary

#927F3B

accent

#C144E4

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16255B

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

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