#16335C#16335C

#16335C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 32.2% C 0.081 H 257.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16335C
RGB	rgb(22, 51, 92)
HSL	hsl(215, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(215, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 44.6%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.25, 4.93, -27.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.25, 28.17, 280.09°)
OKLab	oklab(32.25% -0.0176 -0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(32.25% 0.081 257.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.4458, 3.3106, 10.5805)
Luminance	0.0331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16335C #5C3F16

analogous

#16565C #16335C #1C165C

triadic

#16335C #5C1633 #335C16

tetradic

#16335C #5C1656 #5C3F16 #165C1C

square

#16335C #5C1656 #5C3F16 #165C1C

split-complementary

#16335C #5C1C16 #565C16

monochromatic

#060E19 #0A182B #16335C #224E8D #2E6ABF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.63

#16335C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#16335C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16335C

12.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16335C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16335C	1.00	12.63	1.66	12.63
#FFFFFF	12.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#20375E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#14305B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003D43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16335c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 51, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.2% 0.081 257.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d6a8a',
    500: '#16335c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16335c;
$custom-light: #5d6a8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16335c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.143,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32245,
    "c": 0.0811,
    "h": 257.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16335C

secondary

#936E3B

accent

#A243E5

background

#F5F6F8

surface

#E9EBF0

border

#C5C6CB

text

#05060C

muted

#797A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16335C

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

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