#16257D#16257D

#16257D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.1% C 0.148 H 268.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16257D
RGB	rgb(22, 37, 125)
HSL	hsl(231, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(231, 82%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.4%, 70.4%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.94, 28.52, -51.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.94, 58.61, 299.12°)
OKLab	oklab(32.13% -0.0042 -0.1483)
OKLCH	oklch(32.13% 0.148 268.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.6928, 2.9738, 19.7247)
Luminance	0.0297 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16257D #7D6E16

analogous

#16597D #16257D #3B167D

triadic

#16257D #7D1625 #257D16

tetradic

#16257D #7D1659 #7D6E16 #167D3B

square

#16257D #7D1659 #7D6E16 #167D3B

split-complementary

#16257D #7D3B16 #597D16

monochromatic

#05081A #0D1649 #16257D #1F34B1 #324BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.17

#16257D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.59

#16257D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16257D

13.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16257D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16257D	1.00	13.17	1.59	13.17
#FFFFFF	13.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003580

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002B7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003D4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16257d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 37, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.1% 0.148 268.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#675fa4',
    500: '#16257d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16257d;
$custom-light: #675fa4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16257d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.262,
    "s": 70.068,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32125,
    "c": 0.14835,
    "h": 268.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16257D

secondary

#B2A13D

accent

#D33BED

background

#F6F5FA

surface

#ECE9F4

border

#C7C5CE

text

#07040F

muted

#7A797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16257D

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

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