#16459D#16459D

#16459D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.152 H 261.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16459D
RGB	rgb(22, 69, 157)
HSL	hsl(219, 75%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(219, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(86%, 56.1%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.49, 19.29, -52.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.49, 55.60, 290.30°)
OKLab	oklab(41.6% -0.0225 -0.1506)
OKLCH	oklch(41.6% 0.152 261.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.5426, 6.8601, 32.7656)
Luminance	0.0686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16459D #9D6E16

analogous

#16899D #16459D #2A169D

triadic

#16459D #9D1645 #459D16

tetradic

#16459D #9D1689 #9D6E16 #169D2A

square

#16459D #9D1689 #9D6E16 #169D2A

split-complementary

#16459D #9D2A16 #899D16

monochromatic

#071632 #0E2D67 #16459D #1E5DD3 #487FE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.85

#16459D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#16459D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16459D

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16459D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16459D	1.00	8.85	2.37	8.85
#FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00449B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16459d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 69, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.152 261.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d78bb',
    500: '#16459d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16459d;
$custom-light: #6d78bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16459d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.111,
    "s": 75.419,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41604,
    "c": 0.1523,
    "h": 261.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16459D

secondary

#C79B48

accent

#B036F2

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#080812

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #16459D

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

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