#16285B#16285B

#16285B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.5% C 0.095 H 266.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16285B
RGB	rgb(22, 40, 91)
HSL	hsl(224, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(224, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 56%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.66, 12.53, -32.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.66, 35.14, 290.89°)
OKLab	oklab(29.47% -0.0065 -0.0944)
OKLCH	oklch(29.47% 0.095 266.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.9773, 2.4432, 10.2102)
Luminance	0.0244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16285B #5B4916

analogous

#164B5B #16285B #27165B

triadic

#16285B #5B1628 #285B16

tetradic

#16285B #5B164B #5B4916 #165B27

square

#16285B #5B164B #5B4916 #165B27

split-complementary

#16285B #5B2716 #4B5B16

monochromatic

#060B19 #0A122A #16285B #223E8C #2E53BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.11

#16285B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.49

#16285B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16285B

14.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16285B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16285B	1.00	14.11	1.49	14.11
#FFFFFF	14.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#072F5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00285A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00343D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16285b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 40, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.5% 0.095 266.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e618a',
    500: '#16285b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16285b;
$custom-light: #5e618a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16285b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.348,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29469,
    "c": 0.0946,
    "h": 266.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16285B

secondary

#927B3B

accent

#BA44E4

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9F0

border

#C5C5CB

text

#05050C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16285B

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

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