#16284F#16284F

#16284F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 28.5% C 0.075 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16284F
RGB	rgb(22, 40, 79)
HSL	hsl(221, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(221, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 49.4%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.76, 7.50, -26.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.76, 27.27, 285.97°)
OKLab	oklab(28.49% -0.0083 -0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(28.49% 0.075 263.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.5005, 2.2524, 7.6986)
Luminance	0.0225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16284F #4F3D16

analogous

#16454F #16284F #21164F

triadic

#16284F #4F1628 #284F16

tetradic

#16284F #4F1645 #4F3D16 #164F21

square

#16284F #4F1645 #4F3D16 #164F21

split-complementary

#16284F #4F2116 #454F16

monochromatic

#070C18 #09101F #16284F #23407F #3158AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.48

#16284F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#16284F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16284F

14.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16284F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16284F	1.00	14.48	1.45	14.48
#FFFFFF	14.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#152C50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B274E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003137

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16284f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 40, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.5% 0.075 263.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b6180',
    500: '#16284f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16284f;
$custom-light: #5b6180;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16284f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.053,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28494,
    "c": 0.07539,
    "h": 263.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16284F

secondary

#866E3A

accent

#B048E0

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04050A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16284F

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

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