#16336C#16336C

#16336C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 33.5% C 0.106 H 262.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16336C
RGB	rgb(22, 51, 108)
HSL	hsl(220, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(220, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 52.8%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.37, 11.65, -36.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.37, 38.17, 287.77°)
OKLab	oklab(33.48% -0.0145 -0.1045)
OKLCH	oklch(33.48% 0.106 262.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.2205, 3.6205, 14.6608)
Luminance	0.0362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16336C #6C4F16

analogous

#165E6C #16336C #24166C

triadic

#16336C #6C1633 #336C16

tetradic

#16336C #6C165E #6C4F16 #166C24

square

#16336C #6C165E #6C4F16 #166C24

split-complementary

#16336C #6C2416 #5E6C16

monochromatic

#050C19 #0C1B39 #16336C #204B9F #2B63D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.18

#16336C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#16336C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16336C

12.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16336C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16336C	1.00	12.18	1.72	12.18
#FFFFFF	12.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#103A6E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00326B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00414A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16336c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 51, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.5% 0.106 262.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616a96',
    500: '#16336c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16336c;
$custom-light: #616a96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16336c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.767,
    "s": 66.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33475,
    "c": 0.10551,
    "h": 262.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16336C

secondary

#A2803C

accent

#B03FE9

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#06060D

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16336C

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

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