#16284D#16284D

#16284D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.3% C 0.072 H 263.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16284D
RGB	rgb(22, 40, 77)
HSL	hsl(220, 56%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(220, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 48.1%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.62, 6.67, -25.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.62, 25.96, 284.88°)
OKLab	oklab(28.34% -0.0087 -0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(28.34% 0.072 263.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.4288, 2.2238, 7.3210)
Luminance	0.0222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16284D #4D3B16

analogous

#16444D #16284D #20164D

triadic

#16284D #4D1628 #284D16

tetradic

#16284D #4D1644 #4D3B16 #164D20

square

#16284D #4D1644 #4D3B16 #164D20

split-complementary

#16284D #4D2016 #444D16

monochromatic

#070C18 #080F1D #16284D #24417D #3159AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.53

#16284D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#16284D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16284D

14.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16284D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16284D	1.00	14.53	1.44	14.53
#FFFFFF	14.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#172C4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E274C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16284d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 40, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.3% 0.072 263.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a617f',
    500: '#16284d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16284d;
$custom-light: #5a617f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16284d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.364,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28341,
    "c": 0.07213,
    "h": 263.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16284D

secondary

#856C3A

accent

#AE49DF

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04050A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16284D

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

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