#16316E#16316E

#16316E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.2% C 0.111 H 263.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16316E
RGB	rgb(22, 49, 110)
HSL	hsl(222, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(222, 80%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(80%, 55.5%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.92, 13.93, -38.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.92, 40.82, 289.95°)
OKLab	oklab(33.18% -0.0125 -0.1105)
OKLCH	oklch(33.18% 0.111 263.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.2427, 3.4925, 15.1993)
Luminance	0.0349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16316E #6E5316

analogous

#165D6E #16316E #27166E

triadic

#16316E #6E1631 #316E16

tetradic

#16316E #6E165D #6E5316 #166E27

square

#16316E #6E165D #6E5316 #166E27

split-complementary

#16316E #6E2716 #5D6E16

monochromatic

#050B1A #0C1A3B #16316E #2048A1 #2A5ED4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.36

#16316E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#16316E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16316E

12.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16316E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16316E	1.00	12.36	1.70	12.36
#FFFFFF	12.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#053970

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00316D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00404A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16316e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 49, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.2% 0.111 263.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#626898',
    500: '#16316e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16316e;
$custom-light: #626898;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16316e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.591,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33176,
    "c": 0.11123,
    "h": 263.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16316E

secondary

#A4843C

accent

#B53EEA

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#06060E

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16316E

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

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