#16356B#16356B

#16356B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.101 H 260.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16356B
RGB	rgb(22, 53, 107)
HSL	hsl(218, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(218, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 50.5%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.92, 9.79, -34.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.92, 36.17, 285.71°)
OKLab	oklab(33.87% -0.0165 -0.1)
OKLCH	oklch(33.87% 0.101 260.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.2569, 3.7778, 14.4119)
Luminance	0.0378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16356B #6B4C16

analogous

#165F6B #16356B #22166B

triadic

#16356B #6B1635 #356B16

tetradic

#16356B #6B165F #6B4C16 #166B22

square

#16356B #6B165F #6B4C16 #166B22

split-complementary

#16356B #6B2216 #5F6B16

monochromatic

#050D19 #0C1C38 #16356B #204E9E #2B67D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.96

#16356B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#16356B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16356B

11.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16356B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16356B	1.00	11.96	1.76	11.96
#FFFFFF	11.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#173B6D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00336A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00424A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16356b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 53, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.101 260.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616b96',
    500: '#16356b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16356b;
$custom-light: #616b96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16356b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.118,
    "s": 65.891,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33872,
    "c": 0.10132,
    "h": 260.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16356B

secondary

#A17C3B

accent

#AB3FE9

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#06060D

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16356B

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

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