#16255C#16255C

#16255C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 28.9% C 0.100 H 268.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16255C
RGB	rgb(22, 37, 92)
HSL	hsl(227, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(227, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 59.8%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.83, 15.17, -34.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.83, 38.00, 293.52°)
OKLab	oklab(28.87% -0.0035 -0.1004)
OKLCH	oklch(28.87% 0.1 268)
XYZ	xyz(2.9235, 2.2661, 10.4065)
Luminance	0.0227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16255C #5C4D16

analogous

#16485C #16255C #2A165C

triadic

#16255C #5C1625 #255C16

tetradic

#16255C #5C1648 #5C4D16 #165C2A

square

#16255C #5C1648 #5C4D16 #165C2A

split-complementary

#16255C #5C2A16 #485C16

monochromatic

#060A19 #0A112B #16255C #22398D #2E4DBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.45

#16255C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#16255C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16255C

14.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16255C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16255C	1.00	14.45	1.45	14.45
#FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002D5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00265B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00323C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16255c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 37, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.9% 0.100 268.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5f8b',
    500: '#16255c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16255c;
$custom-light: #5e5f8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16255c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.143,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28866,
    "c": 0.10042,
    "h": 268
  },
  "luminance": 0.02266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16255C

secondary

#93803B

accent

#C243E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16255C

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

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