#16264F#16264F

#16264F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.0% C 0.078 H 265.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16264F
RGB	rgb(22, 38, 79)
HSL	hsl(223, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(223, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 51.9%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.11, 8.99, -27.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.11, 28.70, 288.25°)
OKLab	oklab(28% -0.006 -0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(28% 0.078 265.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.4348, 2.1211, 7.6767)
Luminance	0.0212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16264F #4F3F16

analogous

#16434F #16264F #23164F

triadic

#16264F #4F1626 #264F16

tetradic

#16264F #4F1643 #4F3F16 #164F23

square

#16264F #4F1643 #4F3F16 #164F23

split-complementary

#16264F #4F2316 #434F16

monochromatic

#070C18 #090F1F #16264F #233D7F #3154AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.75

#16264F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#16264F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16264F

14.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16264F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16264F	1.00	14.75	1.42	14.75
#FFFFFF	14.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#112B51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#06264E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16264f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 38, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.0% 0.078 265.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b5f81',
    500: '#16264f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16264f;
$custom-light: #5b5f81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16264f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.158,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27996,
    "c": 0.07826,
    "h": 265.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16264F

secondary

#86713A

accent

#B548E0

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16264F

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

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