#16265C#16265C

#16265C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.1% C 0.099 H 267.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16265C
RGB	rgb(22, 38, 92)
HSL	hsl(226, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(226, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 58.7%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.13, 14.43, -34.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.13, 37.26, 292.78°)
OKLab	oklab(29.09% -0.0045 -0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(29.09% 0.099 267.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.9551, 2.3292, 10.4170)
Luminance	0.0233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16265C #5C4C16

analogous

#16495C #16265C #29165C

triadic

#16265C #5C1626 #265C16

tetradic

#16265C #5C1649 #5C4C16 #165C29

square

#16265C #5C1649 #5C4C16 #165C29

split-complementary

#16265C #5C2916 #495C16

monochromatic

#060A19 #0A122B #16265C #223A8D #2E4FBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.32

#16265C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#16265C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16265C

14.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16265C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16265C	1.00	14.32	1.47	14.32
#FFFFFF	14.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002D5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00275B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00333D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16265c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 38, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.1% 0.099 267.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5f8b',
    500: '#16265c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16265c;
$custom-light: #5e5f8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16265c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.286,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29093,
    "c": 0.099,
    "h": 267.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16265C

secondary

#937F3B

accent

#C043E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16265C

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

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