#16438B#16438B
#16438B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.130 H 259.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #16438B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 67, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 73%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 84%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.2%, 51.8%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.53, 13.28, -44.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.53, 46.27, 286.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.68% -0.0232 -0.1276) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.68% 0.13 259.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.9965, 6.0481, 25.2197) |
| Luminance | 0.0605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.62
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 2.12
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 3.17
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 4.27
Prussian Blue
#004577
ΔE00 4.61
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#16438B #8B5E16
analogous
#167E8B #16438B #24168B
triadic
#16438B #8B1643 #438B16
tetradic
#16438B #8B167E #8B5E16 #168B24
square
#16438B #8B167E #8B5E16 #168B24
split-complementary
#16438B #8B2416 #7E8B16
monochromatic
#051021 #0E2A56 #16438B #1E5CC0 #3B7BE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.50
#16438B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.21
#16438B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #16438B
9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##16438B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##16438B | 1.00 | 9.50 | 2.21 | 9.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#154B8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00418A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005460
Achromatopsia (no color)
#464646
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #16438b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 67, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.130 259.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6976ad',
500: '#16438b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #16438b; $custom-light: #6976ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#16438b",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 67,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.923,
"s": 72.671,
"l": 31.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39683,
"c": 0.12973,
"h": 259.7
},
"luminance": 0.06049
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#16438B
secondary
#BF8D3E
accent
#A938EF
background
#F6F7FA
surface
#ECEDF4
border
#C7C8CE
text
#070810
muted
#7A7B7F