#16356E#16356E

#16356E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.1% C 0.106 H 261.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16356E
RGB	rgb(22, 53, 110)
HSL	hsl(219, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(219, 80%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(80%, 51.8%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.14, 11.05, -36.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.14, 38.04, 286.89°)
OKLab	oklab(34.11% -0.016 -0.1046)
OKLCH	oklch(34.11% 0.106 261.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.4174, 3.8421, 15.2576)
Luminance	0.0384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16356E #6E4F16

analogous

#16616E #16356E #23166E

triadic

#16356E #6E1635 #356E16

tetradic

#16356E #6E1661 #6E4F16 #166E23

square

#16356E #6E1661 #6E4F16 #166E23

split-complementary

#16356E #6E2316 #616E16

monochromatic

#050C1A #0C1C3B #16356E #204EA1 #2A66D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.87

#16356E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#16356E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16356E

11.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16356E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16356E	1.00	11.87	1.77	11.87
#FFFFFF	11.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#133B70

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00336D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00434C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16356e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 53, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.1% 0.106 261.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#626b98',
    500: '#16356e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16356e;
$custom-light: #626b98;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16356e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.864,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3411,
    "c": 0.10583,
    "h": 261.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16356E

secondary

#A47F3C

accent

#AD3EEA

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#06060E

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16356E

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

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