#16316C#16316C

#16316C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.0% C 0.108 H 263.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16316C
RGB	rgb(22, 49, 108)
HSL	hsl(221, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(221, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 54.6%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.76, 13.09, -37.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.76, 39.57, 289.32°)
OKLab	oklab(33.01% -0.0128 -0.1075)
OKLCH	oklch(33.01% 0.108 263.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.1350, 3.4494, 14.6323)
Luminance	0.0345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16316C #6C5116

analogous

#165C6C #16316C #26166C

triadic

#16316C #6C1631 #316C16

tetradic

#16316C #6C165C #6C5116 #166C26

square

#16316C #6C165C #6C5116 #166C26

split-complementary

#16316C #6C2616 #5C6C16

monochromatic

#050C19 #0C1A39 #16316C #20489F #2B5FD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.43

#16316C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#16316C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16316C

12.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16316C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16316C	1.00	12.43	1.69	12.43
#FFFFFF	12.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#09386E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00306B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003F49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16316c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 49, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.0% 0.108 263.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616897',
    500: '#16316c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16316c;
$custom-light: #616897;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16316c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.163,
    "s": 66.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33007,
    "c": 0.10823,
    "h": 263.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16316C

secondary

#A2823C

accent

#B43FE9

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#06060D

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16316C

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

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