#16255D#16255D

#16255D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.0% C 0.102 H 268.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16255D
RGB	rgb(22, 37, 93)
HSL	hsl(227, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(227, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 60.2%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.91, 15.59, -35.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.91, 38.65, 293.78°)
OKLab	oklab(28.96% -0.0035 -0.1019)
OKLCH	oklch(28.96% 0.102 268)
XYZ	xyz(2.9675, 2.2837, 10.6382)
Luminance	0.0228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16255D #5D4E16

analogous

#16485D #16255D #2B165D

triadic

#16255D #5D1625 #255D16

tetradic

#16255D #5D1648 #5D4E16 #165D2B

square

#16255D #5D1648 #5D4E16 #165D2B

split-complementary

#16255D #5D2B16 #485D16

monochromatic

#060A19 #0A112C #16255D #22398E #2D4CC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.42

#16255D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#16255D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16255D

14.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16255D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16255D	1.00	14.42	1.46	14.42
#FFFFFF	14.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002D5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00275C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00333D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16255d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 37, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.0% 0.102 268.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16255d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.324,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28956,
    "c": 0.10197,
    "h": 268
  },
  "luminance": 0.02284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16255D

secondary

#94813B

accent

#C343E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16255D

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

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