#16356D#16356D

#16356D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.104 H 261.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16356D
RGB	rgb(22, 53, 109)
HSL	hsl(219, 66%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(219, 80%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 51.4%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.07, 10.63, -35.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.07, 37.41, 286.51°)
OKLab	oklab(34.03% -0.0162 -0.1031)
OKLCH	oklch(34.03% 0.104 261.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.3633, 3.8204, 14.9725)
Luminance	0.0382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16356D #6D4E16

analogous

#16606D #16356D #23166D

triadic

#16356D #6D1635 #356D16

tetradic

#16356D #6D1660 #6D4E16 #166D23

square

#16356D #6D1660 #6D4E16 #166D23

split-complementary

#16356D #6D2316 #606D16

monochromatic

#050C19 #0C1C3A #16356D #204EA0 #2B67D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.90

#16356D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#16356D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16356D

11.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16356D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16356D	1.00	11.90	1.76	11.90
#FFFFFF	11.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#153B6F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00336C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00424B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16356d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 53, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.104 261.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#626b97',
    500: '#16356d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16356d;
$custom-light: #626b97;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16356d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.621,
    "s": 66.412,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3403,
    "c": 0.10433,
    "h": 261.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16356D

secondary

#A37E3C

accent

#AC3EE9

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#06060D

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16356D

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

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