#16274D#16274D

#16274D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.1% C 0.074 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16274D
RGB	rgb(22, 39, 77)
HSL	hsl(221, 56%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(221, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 49.4%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.29, 7.41, -25.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.29, 26.66, 286.13°)
OKLab	oklab(28.09% -0.0075 -0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(28.09% 0.074 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.3955, 2.1572, 7.3099)
Luminance	0.0216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16274D #4D3C16

analogous

#16434D #16274D #21164D

triadic

#16274D #4D1627 #274D16

tetradic

#16274D #4D1643 #4D3C16 #164D21

square

#16274D #4D1643 #4D3C16 #164D21

split-complementary

#16274D #4D2116 #434D16

monochromatic

#070C18 #080F1D #16274D #243F7D #3157AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.67

#16274D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#16274D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16274D

14.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16274D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16274D	1.00	14.67	1.43	14.67
#FFFFFF	14.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#152B4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B264C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16274d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 39, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.1% 0.074 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a607f',
    500: '#16274d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16274d;
$custom-light: #5a607f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16274d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.455,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28089,
    "c": 0.07355,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16274D

secondary

#856E3A

accent

#B149DF

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16274D

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

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