#16335E#16335E

#16335E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.084 H 258.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16335E
RGB	rgb(22, 51, 94)
HSL	hsl(216, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(216, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 45.7%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.38, 5.77, -28.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.38, 29.41, 281.32°)
OKLab	oklab(32.39% -0.0171 -0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(32.39% 0.084 258.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.5343, 3.3460, 11.0471)
Luminance	0.0335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16335E #5E4116

analogous

#16575E #16335E #1D165E

triadic

#16335E #5E1633 #335E16

tetradic

#16335E #5E1657 #5E4116 #165E1D

square

#16335E #5E1657 #5E4116 #165E1D

split-complementary

#16335E #5E1D16 #575E16

monochromatic

#060D19 #0A182C #16335E #224E90 #2D69C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.58

#16335E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#16335E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16335E

12.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16335E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16335E	1.00	12.58	1.67	12.58
#FFFFFF	12.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E3760

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#12305D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003D43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16335e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 51, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.084 258.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e6a8c',
    500: '#16335e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16335e;
$custom-light: #5e6a8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16335e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.833,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3239,
    "c": 0.08417,
    "h": 258.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16335E

secondary

#95713B

accent

#A443E5

background

#F5F6F8

surface

#E9EBF0

border

#C5C6CB

text

#05060C

muted

#797A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16335E

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

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