#16338F#16338F

#16338F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.156 H 265.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16338F
RGB	rgb(22, 51, 143)
HSL	hsl(226, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(226, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.6%, 64.3%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.32, 26.05, -53.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.32, 59.63, 295.90°)
OKLab	oklab(36.61% -0.0124 -0.1553)
OKLCH	oklch(36.61% 0.156 265.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.4709, 4.5206, 26.5128)
Luminance	0.0452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16338F #8F7216

analogous

#166F8F #16338F #36168F

triadic

#16338F #8F1633 #338F16

tetradic

#16338F #8F166F #8F7216 #168F36

square

#16338F #8F166F #8F7216 #168F36

split-complementary

#16338F #8F3616 #6F8F16

monochromatic

#060D25 #0E205A #16338F #1E46C4 #3E65E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.03

#16338F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.90

#16338F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16338F

11.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16338F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16338F	1.00	11.03	1.90	11.03
#FFFFFF	11.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004292

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00368D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004B5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16338f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 51, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.156 265.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b6ab1',
    500: '#16338f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16338f;
$custom-light: #6b6ab1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16338f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.62,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36613,
    "c": 0.1558,
    "h": 265.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16338F

secondary

#C1A23F

accent

#C438F0

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#080611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #16338F

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

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