#16256C#16256C

#16256C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 30.4% C 0.124 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16256C
RGB	rgb(22, 37, 108)
HSL	hsl(230, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(230, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 65.7%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.26, 21.76, -43.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.26, 48.22, 296.83°)
OKLab	oklab(30.38% -0.0033 -0.1244)
OKLCH	oklch(30.38% 0.124 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.6983, 2.5760, 14.4868)
Luminance	0.0258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16256C #6C5D16

analogous

#16506C #16256C #32166C

triadic

#16256C #6C1625 #256C16

tetradic

#16256C #6C1650 #6C5D16 #166C32

square

#16256C #6C1650 #6C5D16 #166C32

split-complementary

#16256C #6C3216 #506C16

monochromatic

#050919 #0C1439 #16256C #20369F #2B48D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.86

#16256C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.52

#16256C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16256C

13.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16256C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16256C	1.00	13.86	1.52	13.86
#FFFFFF	13.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00316E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00296B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003744

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16256c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 37, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.4% 0.124 268.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625f97',
    500: '#16256c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16256c;
$custom-light: #625f97;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16256c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.535,
    "s": 66.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3038,
    "c": 0.12445,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16256C

secondary

#A2903C

accent

#CB3FE9

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F2

border

#C6C5CC

text

#06040D

muted

#7A797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16256C

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

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