#16398F#16398F

#16398F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.148 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16398F
RGB	rgb(22, 57, 143)
HSL	hsl(223, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(223, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.6%, 60.1%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.96, 21.89, -50.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.96, 55.47, 293.24°)
OKLab	oklab(37.83% -0.0159 -0.1474)
OKLCH	oklch(37.83% 0.148 263.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.7502, 5.0792, 26.6059)
Luminance	0.0508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16398F #8F6C16

analogous

#16758F #16398F #30168F

triadic

#16398F #8F1639 #398F16

tetradic

#16398F #8F1675 #8F6C16 #168F30

square

#16398F #8F1675 #8F6C16 #168F30

split-complementary

#16398F #8F3016 #758F16

monochromatic

#060F25 #0E245A #16398F #1E4EC4 #3E6DE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.42

#16398F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#16398F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16398F

10.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16398F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16398F	1.00	10.42	2.02	10.42
#FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004592

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16398f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 57, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.148 263.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a6eb1',
    500: '#16398f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16398f;
$custom-light: #6a6eb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16398f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.645,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37832,
    "c": 0.14823,
    "h": 263.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16398F

secondary

#C19C3F

accent

#BB38F0

background

#F6F6FB

surface

#ECEBF6

border

#C7C6D0

text

#080711

muted

#7A7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #16398F

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

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