#16488F#16488F
#16488F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.129 H 258.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #16488F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 72, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 73%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 85%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.6%, 49.7%, 0%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.32, 11.49, -43.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.32, 45.38, 284.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.14% -0.0264 -0.1263) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.14% 0.129 258.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.6043, 6.7875, 26.8906) |
| Luminance | 0.0679 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 0.81
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 2.78
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 3.30
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.66
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.82
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#16488F #8F5D16
analogous
#16848F #16488F #21168F
triadic
#16488F #8F1648 #488F16
tetradic
#16488F #8F1684 #8F5D16 #168F21
square
#16488F #8F1684 #8F5D16 #168F21
split-complementary
#16488F #8F2116 #848F16
monochromatic
#061325 #0E2D5A #16488F #1E63C4 #3E82E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.91
#16488F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.36
#16488F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #16488F
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##16488F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##16488F | 1.00 | 8.91 | 2.36 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1E4F92
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00458E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005964
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #16488f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 72, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.129 258.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6a7ab0',
500: '#16488f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #16488f; $custom-light: #6a7ab0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#16488f",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 72,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.207,
"s": 73.333,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41144,
"c": 0.12903,
"h": 258.2
},
"luminance": 0.06788
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#16488F
secondary
#C18C3F
accent
#A438F0
background
#F6F7FA
surface
#ECEDF5
border
#C7C8CF
text
#080910
muted
#7A7B7F