#16202E#16202E

#16202E is a very dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.1% C 0.031 H 256.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16202E
RGB	rgb(22, 32, 46)
HSL	hsl(215, 35%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(215, 52%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 30.4%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.96, 0.27, -10.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.96, 10.71, 271.45°)
OKLab	oklab(24.1% -0.007 -0.0298)
OKLCH	oklch(24.1% 0.031 256.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.3404, 1.4008, 2.7840)
Luminance	0.0140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16202E #2E2416

analogous

#162C2E #16202E #18162E

triadic

#16202E #2E1620 #202E16

tetradic

#16202E #2E162C #2E2416 #162E18

square

#16202E #2E162C #2E2416 #162E18

split-complementary

#16202E #2E1816 #2C2E16

monochromatic

#0A0E15 #0A0E15 #16202E #2A3D57 #3E5A81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.40

#16202E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.28

#16202E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16202E

16.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16202E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16202E	1.00	16.40	1.28	16.40
#FFFFFF	16.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B212F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#181E2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D2325

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16202e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 32, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.1% 0.031 256.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#545b66',
    500: '#16202e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16202e;
$custom-light: #545b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16202e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215,
    "s": 35.294,
    "l": 13.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24102,
    "c": 0.03062,
    "h": 256.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16202E

secondary

#64533C

accent

#9D5CCB

background

#F4F5F6

surface

#E7E9EB

border

#C3C5C6

text

#030406

muted

#78797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #16202E

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

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