#16264C#16264C

#16264C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.8% C 0.073 H 264.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16264C
RGB	rgb(22, 38, 76)
HSL	hsl(222, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(222, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 50%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.89, 7.73, -25.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.89, 26.71, 286.83°)
OKLab	oklab(27.76% -0.0066 -0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(27.76% 0.073 264.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.3280, 2.0784, 7.1146)
Luminance	0.0208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16264C #4C3C16

analogous

#16414C #16264C #21164C

triadic

#16264C #4C1626 #264C16

tetradic

#16264C #4C1641 #4C3C16 #164C21

square

#16264C #4C1641 #4C3C16 #164C21

split-complementary

#16264C #4C2116 #414C16

monochromatic

#070C18 #080E1D #16264C #243E7B #3155AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.83

#16264C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#16264C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16264C

14.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16264C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16264C	1.00	14.83	1.42	14.83
#FFFFFF	14.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#142A4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A254B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16264c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 38, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.8% 0.073 264.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a5f7e',
    500: '#16264c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16264c;
$custom-light: #5a5f7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16264c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.222,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2776,
    "c": 0.07334,
    "h": 264.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16264C

secondary

#846E3A

accent

#B249DE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16264C

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

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