#16256B#16256B

#16256B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 30.3% C 0.123 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16256B
RGB	rgb(22, 37, 107)
HSL	hsl(229, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(229, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 65.4%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.16, 21.36, -42.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.16, 47.60, 296.66°)
OKLab	oklab(30.28% -0.0033 -0.1229)
OKLCH	oklch(30.28% 0.123 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.6454, 2.5548, 14.2081)
Luminance	0.0255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16256B #6B5C16

analogous

#164F6B #16256B #32166B

triadic

#16256B #6B1625 #256B16

tetradic

#16256B #6B164F #6B5C16 #166B32

square

#16256B #6B164F #6B5C16 #166B32

split-complementary

#16256B #6B3216 #4F6B16

monochromatic

#050919 #0C1338 #16256B #20379E #2B48D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.90

#16256B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.51

#16256B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16256B

13.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16256B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16256B	1.00	13.90	1.51	13.90
#FFFFFF	13.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00306D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00286A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003744

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16256b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 37, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.3% 0.123 268.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625f96',
    500: '#16256b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16256b;
$custom-light: #625f96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16256b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.412,
    "s": 65.891,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30282,
    "c": 0.12299,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16256B

secondary

#A18F3B

accent

#CB3FE9

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F2

border

#C6C5CC

text

#06040D

muted

#7A797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16256B

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

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