#16284C#16284C

#16284C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.3% C 0.070 H 262.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16284C
RGB	rgb(22, 40, 76)
HSL	hsl(220, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(220, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 47.4%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.55, 6.25, -24.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.55, 25.30, 284.31°)
OKLab	oklab(28.27% -0.0089 -0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(28.27% 0.07 262.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.3937, 2.2097, 7.1364)
Luminance	0.0221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16284C #4C3A16

analogous

#16434C #16284C #1F164C

triadic

#16284C #4C1628 #284C16

tetradic

#16284C #4C1643 #4C3A16 #164C1F

square

#16284C #4C1643 #4C3A16 #164C1F

split-complementary

#16284C #4C1F16 #434C16

monochromatic

#070C18 #080F1D #16284C #24417B #315AAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.56

#16284C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#16284C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16284C

14.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16284C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16284C	1.00	14.56	1.44	14.56
#FFFFFF	14.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#172C4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F274B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16284c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 40, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.3% 0.070 262.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a617e',
    500: '#16284c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16284c;
$custom-light: #5a617e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16284c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28266,
    "c": 0.07049,
    "h": 262.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16284C

secondary

#846B3A

accent

#AD49DE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04050A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16284C

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

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