#16265B#16265B

#16265B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.0% C 0.097 H 267.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16265B
RGB	rgb(22, 38, 91)
HSL	hsl(226, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(226, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 58.2%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.05, 14.01, -33.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.05, 36.61, 292.50°)
OKLab	oklab(29% -0.0045 -0.0973)
OKLCH	oklch(29% 0.097 267.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.9117, 2.3118, 10.1883)
Luminance	0.0231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16265B #5B4B16

analogous

#16495B #16265B #29165B

triadic

#16265B #5B1626 #265B16

tetradic

#16265B #5B1649 #5B4B16 #165B29

square

#16265B #5B1649 #5B4B16 #165B29

split-complementary

#16265B #5B2916 #495B16

monochromatic

#060A19 #0A112A #16265B #223B8C #2E4FBE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.36

#16265B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#16265B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16265B

14.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16265B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16265B	1.00	14.36	1.46	14.36
#FFFFFF	14.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#012D5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00275A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00333C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16265b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 38, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.0% 0.097 267.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5f8a',
    500: '#16265b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16265b;
$custom-light: #5e5f8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16265b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.087,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29004,
    "c": 0.09745,
    "h": 267.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16265B

secondary

#927E3B

accent

#BF44E4

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9F0

border

#C5C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16265B

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

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