#16264E#16264E

#16264E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.9% C 0.077 H 265.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16264E
RGB	rgb(22, 38, 78)
HSL	hsl(223, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(223, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 51.3%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.04, 8.57, -26.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.04, 28.04, 287.80°)
OKLab	oklab(27.92% -0.0062 -0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(27.92% 0.077 265.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.3987, 2.1066, 7.4865)
Luminance	0.0211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16264E #4E3E16

analogous

#16424E #16264E #22164E

triadic

#16264E #4E1626 #264E16

tetradic

#16264E #4E1642 #4E3E16 #164E22

square

#16264E #4E1642 #4E3E16 #164E22

split-complementary

#16264E #4E2216 #424E16

monochromatic

#070C18 #090F1E #16264E #233D7E #3155AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.77

#16264E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#16264E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16264E

14.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16264E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16264E	1.00	14.77	1.42	14.77
#FFFFFF	14.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#122B4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#07254D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16264e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 38, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.9% 0.077 265.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a5f80',
    500: '#16264e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16264e;
$custom-light: #5a5f80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16264e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.857,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27917,
    "c": 0.07662,
    "h": 265.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16264E

secondary

#85703A

accent

#B449DF

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16264E

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →