#16387A#16387A

#16387A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.120 H 261.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16387A
RGB	rgb(22, 56, 122)
HSL	hsl(220, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(220, 82%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 54.1%, 0%, 52.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.96, 13.94, -41.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.96, 43.40, 288.73°)
OKLab	oklab(35.79% -0.0169 -0.1184)
OKLCH	oklch(35.79% 0.12 261.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.2566, 4.4034, 18.9815)
Luminance	0.0440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16387A #7A5816

analogous

#166A7A #16387A #26167A

triadic

#16387A #7A1638 #387A16

tetradic

#16387A #7A166A #7A5816 #167A26

square

#16387A #7A166A #7A5816 #167A26

split-complementary

#16387A #7A2616 #6A7A16

monochromatic

#050C1A #0D2046 #16387A #1F50AE #316ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.17

#16387A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.88

#16387A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16387A

11.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16387A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16387A	1.00	11.17	1.88	11.17
#FFFFFF	11.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A407C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003779

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004853

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16387a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 56, 122);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.120 261.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#656ea1',
    500: '#16387a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16387a;
$custom-light: #656ea1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16387a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 122
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.6,
    "s": 69.444,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35788,
    "c": 0.1196,
    "h": 261.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16387A

secondary

#AF883D

accent

#B03CEC

background

#F6F6FA

surface

#EBEBF3

border

#C6C6CD

text

#06070F

muted

#7A7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16387A

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

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