#16388E#16388E
#16388E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 37.5% C 0.148 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #16388E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 56, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 73%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 85%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.5%, 60.6%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.59, 22.18, -50.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.59, 55.56, 293.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(37.53% -0.0153 -0.1473) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.53% 0.148 264.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.6258, 4.9511, 26.1924) |
| Luminance | 0.0495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 4.75
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 5.29
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.46
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.89
Marine Blue
#01386A
ΔE00 6.45
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#16388E #8E6C16
analogous
#16748E #16388E #30168E
triadic
#16388E #8E1638 #388E16
tetradic
#16388E #8E1674 #8E6C16 #168E30
square
#16388E #8E1674 #8E6C16 #168E30
split-complementary
#16388E #8E3016 #748E16
monochromatic
#060E24 #0E2359 #16388E #1E4DC3 #3D6CE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.55
#16388E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.99
#16388E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #16388E
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##16388E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##16388E | 1.00 | 10.55 | 1.99 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004591
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003A8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#004E5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3F3F3F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #16388e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 56, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(37.5% 0.148 264.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6a6eb0',
500: '#16388e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #16388e; $custom-light: #6a6eb0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#16388e",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 56,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223,
"s": 73.171,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.37533,
"c": 0.14812,
"h": 264.1
},
"luminance": 0.04952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#16388E
secondary
#C19C3F
accent
#BC38F0
background
#F6F6FA
surface
#ECEBF5
border
#C7C6CF
text
#080711
muted
#7A7A80