#16255F#16255F

#16255F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.1% C 0.105 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16255F
RGB	rgb(22, 37, 95)
HSL	hsl(228, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(228, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 61.1%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.08, 16.42, -36.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.08, 39.95, 294.27°)
OKLab	oklab(29.14% -0.0034 -0.105)
OKLCH	oklch(29.14% 0.105 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.0573, 2.3196, 11.1109)
Luminance	0.0232 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16255F #5F5016

analogous

#16495F #16255F #2B165F

triadic

#16255F #5F1625 #255F16

tetradic

#16255F #5F1649 #5F5016 #165F2B

square

#16255F #5F1649 #5F5016 #165F2B

split-complementary

#16255F #5F2B16 #495F16

monochromatic

#060A19 #0A122D #16255F #223891 #2D4CC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.34

#16255F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#16255F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16255F

14.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16255F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16255F	1.00	14.34	1.46	14.34
#FFFFFF	14.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002E61

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00275E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00333E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16255f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 37, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.1% 0.105 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f5f8d',
    500: '#16255f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16255f;
$custom-light: #5f5f8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16255f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.671,
    "s": 62.393,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29139,
    "c": 0.10504,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16255F

secondary

#96833B

accent

#C442E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16255F

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

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