#2516A0#2516A0

#2516A0 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 35.0% C 0.202 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2516A0
RGB	rgb(37, 22, 160)
HSL	hsl(247, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(247, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 86.3%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.96, 49.81, -69.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.96, 85.60, 305.58°)
OKLab	oklab(34.96% 0.0116 -0.2013)
OKLCH	oklch(34.96% 0.202 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.3929, 3.5044, 33.5377)
Luminance	0.0350 (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

#2516A0 #91A016

analogous

#164CA0 #2516A0 #6A16A0

triadic

#2516A0 #A02516 #16A025

tetradic

#2516A0 #A0164C #91A016 #16A06A

square

#2516A0 #A0164C #91A016 #16A06A

split-complementary

#2516A0 #A06A16 #4CA016

monochromatic

#0C0734 #190F6A #2516A0 #311DD6 #5B4AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.35

#2516A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#2516A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2516A0

12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2516A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2516A0	1.00	12.35	1.70	12.35
#FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003BA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002E9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00445E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2516a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 22, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.0% 0.202 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7759be',
    500: '#2516a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2516a0;
$custom-light: #7759be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2516a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.522,
    "s": 75.824,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3496,
    "c": 0.20164,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2516A0

secondary

#BAC84A

accent

#F235DE

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#EFE9F7

border

#CAC5D0

text

#0A0412

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #2516A0

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

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