#16255E#16255E

#16255E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.0% C 0.104 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16255E
RGB	rgb(22, 37, 94)
HSL	hsl(228, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(228, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 60.6%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.00, 16.00, -35.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.00, 39.30, 294.02°)
OKLab	oklab(29.05% -0.0034 -0.1035)
OKLCH	oklch(29.05% 0.104 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.0121, 2.3016, 10.8730)
Luminance	0.0230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16255E #5E4F16

analogous

#16495E #16255E #2B165E

triadic

#16255E #5E1625 #255E16

tetradic

#16255E #5E1649 #5E4F16 #165E2B

square

#16255E #5E1649 #5E4F16 #165E2B

split-complementary

#16255E #5E2B16 #495E16

monochromatic

#060A19 #0A112C #16255E #223990 #2D4CC1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.38

#16255E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#16255E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16255E

14.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16255E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16255E	1.00	14.38	1.46	14.38
#FFFFFF	14.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002D60

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00275D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00333D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16255e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 37, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.0% 0.104 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f5f8c',
    500: '#16255e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16255e;
$custom-light: #5f5f8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16255e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.5,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29047,
    "c": 0.10352,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16255E

secondary

#95823B

accent

#C343E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16255E

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

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