#16294C#16294C

#16294C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 28.5% C 0.069 H 261.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16294C
RGB	rgb(22, 41, 76)
HSL	hsl(219, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(219, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 46.1%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.88, 5.52, -23.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.88, 24.61, 282.95°)
OKLab	oklab(28.52% -0.0101 -0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(28.52% 0.069 261.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.4279, 2.2780, 7.1478)
Luminance	0.0228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16294C #4C3916

analogous

#16444C #16294C #1E164C

triadic

#16294C #4C1629 #294C16

tetradic

#16294C #4C1644 #4C3916 #164C1E

square

#16294C #4C1644 #4C3916 #164C1E

split-complementary

#16294C #4C1E16 #444C16

monochromatic

#070D18 #080F1D #16294C #24437B #315CAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.43

#16294C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#16294C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16294C

14.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16294C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16294C	1.00	14.43	1.46	14.43
#FFFFFF	14.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#192C4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#11274B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003136

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16294c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 41, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.5% 0.069 261.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a627e',
    500: '#16294c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16294c;
$custom-light: #5a627e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16294c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.889,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28522,
    "c": 0.0691,
    "h": 261.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16294C

secondary

#846A3A

accent

#AA49DE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9EAEE

border

#C5C6C9

text

#04050A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16294C

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

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