#16294B#16294B

#16294B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 28.4% C 0.067 H 261.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16294B
RGB	rgb(22, 41, 75)
HSL	hsl(218, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(218, 71%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 45.3%, 0%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.82, 5.10, -23.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.82, 23.96, 282.29°)
OKLab	oklab(28.45% -0.0104 -0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(28.45% 0.067 261.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.3934, 2.2642, 6.9662)
Luminance	0.0226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16294B #4B3816

analogous

#16444B #16294B #1E164B

triadic

#16294B #4B1629 #294B16

tetradic

#16294B #4B1644 #4B3816 #164B1E

square

#16294B #4B1644 #4B3816 #164B1E

split-complementary

#16294B #4B1E16 #444B16

monochromatic

#070D18 #080F1C #16294B #24437A #325DAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.45

#16294B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#16294B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16294B

14.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16294B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16294B	1.00	14.45	1.45	14.45
#FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A2C4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#12274A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003136

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16294b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 41, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.4% 0.067 261.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a627d',
    500: '#16294b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16294b;
$custom-light: #5a627d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16294b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.491,
    "s": 54.639,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28449,
    "c": 0.06747,
    "h": 261.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16294B

secondary

#83693A

accent

#A94ADE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9EAEE

border

#C5C6C9

text

#040509

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16294B

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

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