#16284B#16284B

#16284B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.2% C 0.069 H 262.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16284B
RGB	rgb(22, 40, 75)
HSL	hsl(220, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(220, 71%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 46.7%, 0%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.48, 5.84, -23.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.48, 24.64, 283.70°)
OKLab	oklab(28.19% -0.0092 -0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(28.19% 0.069 262.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.3592, 2.1959, 6.9548)
Luminance	0.0220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16284B #4B3916

analogous

#16434B #16284B #1F164B

triadic

#16284B #4B1628 #284B16

tetradic

#16284B #4B1643 #4B3916 #164B1F

square

#16284B #4B1643 #4B3916 #164B1F

split-complementary

#16284B #4B1F16 #434B16

monochromatic

#070D18 #080F1C #16284B #24417A #325AAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.59

#16284B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#16284B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16284B

14.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16284B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16284B	1.00	14.59	1.44	14.59
#FFFFFF	14.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#182B4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#10274A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16284b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 40, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.2% 0.069 262.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a617d',
    500: '#16284b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16284b;
$custom-light: #5a617d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16284b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.623,
    "s": 54.639,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28192,
    "c": 0.06885,
    "h": 262.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16284B

secondary

#836A3A

accent

#AC4ADE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#040509

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16284B

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

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