#16396B#16396B

#16396B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.096 H 257.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16396B
RGB	rgb(22, 57, 107)
HSL	hsl(215, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(215, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 46.7%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.19, 6.95, -32.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.19, 33.52, 281.97°)
OKLab	oklab(34.85% -0.0203 -0.0939)
OKLCH	oklch(34.85% 0.096 257.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.4469, 4.1579, 14.4752)
Luminance	0.0416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16396B #6B4816

analogous

#16636B #16396B #1D166B

triadic

#16396B #6B1639 #396B16

tetradic

#16396B #6B1663 #6B4816 #166B1D

square

#16396B #6B1663 #6B4816 #166B1D

split-complementary

#16396B #6B1D16 #636B16

monochromatic

#050E19 #0C1E38 #16396B #20549E #2B6FD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.47

#16396B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.83

#16396B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16396B

11.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16396B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16396B	1.00	11.47	1.83	11.47
#FFFFFF	11.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#203E6D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F366A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00454C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16396b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 57, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.096 257.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#616e96',
    500: '#16396b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16396b;
$custom-light: #616e96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16396b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.294,
    "s": 65.891,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34845,
    "c": 0.09608,
    "h": 257.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16396B

secondary

#A1773B

accent

#A33FE9

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#05070D

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16396B

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

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