#16315E#16315E

#16315E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 31.9% C 0.087 H 260.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16315E
RGB	rgb(22, 49, 94)
HSL	hsl(218, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(218, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 47.9%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.73, 7.21, -29.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.73, 30.73, 283.56°)
OKLab	oklab(31.89% -0.015 -0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(31.89% 0.087 260)
XYZ	xyz(3.4488, 3.1750, 11.0186)
Luminance	0.0318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16315E #5E4316

analogous

#16555E #16315E #1F165E

triadic

#16315E #5E1631 #315E16

tetradic

#16315E #5E1655 #5E4316 #165E1F

square

#16315E #5E1655 #5E4316 #165E1F

split-complementary

#16315E #5E1F16 #555E16

monochromatic

#060D19 #0A172C #16315E #224B90 #2D65C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.84

#16315E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#16315E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16315E

12.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16315E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16315E	1.00	12.84	1.64	12.84
#FFFFFF	12.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A3560

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D2F5D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003C42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16315e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 49, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.9% 0.087 260.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e688c',
    500: '#16315e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16315e;
$custom-light: #5e688c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16315e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.5,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3189,
    "c": 0.08681,
    "h": 260
  },
  "luminance": 0.03175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16315E

secondary

#95733B

accent

#A843E5

background

#F5F6F8

surface

#EAEBF0

border

#C6C6CB

text

#05060C

muted

#797A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16315E

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

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