#16203C#16203C

#16203C is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.0% C 0.055 H 267.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16203C
RGB	rgb(22, 32, 60)
HSL	hsl(224, 46%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(224, 63%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 46.7%, 0%, 76.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.80, 5.68, -19.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.80, 20.22, 286.31°)
OKLab	oklab(25.02% -0.0024 -0.0551)
OKLCH	oklch(25.02% 0.055 267.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.6627, 1.5297, 4.4817)
Luminance	0.0153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16203C #3C3216

analogous

#16333C #16203C #1F163C

triadic

#16203C #3C1620 #203C16

tetradic

#16203C #3C1633 #3C3216 #163C1F

square

#16203C #3C1633 #3C3216 #163C1F

split-complementary

#16203C #3C1F16 #333C16

monochromatic

#080C16 #080C16 #16203C #263869 #375096

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.08

#16203C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#16203C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16203C

16.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16203C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16203C	1.00	16.08	1.31	16.08
#FFFFFF	16.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#14233D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#10203B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#03262B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16203c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 32, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.0% 0.055 267.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#575b72',
    500: '#16203c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16203c;
$custom-light: #575b72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16203c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.211,
    "s": 46.341,
    "l": 16.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25022,
    "c": 0.05511,
    "h": 267.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16203C

secondary

#73643B

accent

#B352D6

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EC

border

#C5C5C7

text

#030408

muted

#78797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16203C

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

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