#16356C#16356C

#16356C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.103 H 260.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16356C
RGB	rgb(22, 53, 108)
HSL	hsl(218, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(218, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 50.9%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.00, 10.21, -35.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.00, 36.79, 286.12°)
OKLab	oklab(33.95% -0.0163 -0.1015)
OKLCH	oklch(33.95% 0.103 260.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.3098, 3.7990, 14.6906)
Luminance	0.0380 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16356C #6C4D16

analogous

#16606C #16356C #22166C

triadic

#16356C #6C1635 #356C16

tetradic

#16356C #6C1660 #6C4D16 #166C22

square

#16356C #6C1660 #6C4D16 #166C22

split-complementary

#16356C #6C2216 #606C16

monochromatic

#050C19 #0C1C39 #16356C #204E9F #2B67D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.93

#16356C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#16356C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16356C

11.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16356C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16356C	1.00	11.93	1.76	11.93
#FFFFFF	11.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#163B6E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00336B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00424B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16356c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 53, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.103 260.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16356c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.372,
    "s": 66.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3395,
    "c": 0.10282,
    "h": 260.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16356C

secondary

#A27D3C

accent

#AC3FE9

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#06060D

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16356C

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

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