#16204D#16204D

#16204D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.4% C 0.084 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16204D
RGB	rgb(22, 32, 77)
HSL	hsl(229, 56%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(229, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 58.4%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.05, 12.66, -29.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.05, 31.83, 293.43°)
OKLab	oklab(26.39% 0.0004 -0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(26.39% 0.084 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.1865, 1.7392, 7.2402)
Luminance	0.0174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16204D #4D4316

analogous

#163C4D #16204D #28164D

triadic

#16204D #4D1620 #204D16

tetradic

#16204D #4D163C #4D4316 #164D28

square

#16204D #4D163C #4D4316 #164D28

split-complementary

#16204D #4D2816 #3C4D16

monochromatic

#070A18 #080C1D #16204D #24347D #3148AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.58

#16204D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#16204D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16204D

15.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16204D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16204D	1.00	15.58	1.35	15.58
#FFFFFF	15.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#04264F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00214C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002B33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16204d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 32, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.4% 0.084 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b5b7f',
    500: '#16204d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16204d;
$custom-light: #5b5b7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16204d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.091,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26386,
    "c": 0.08386,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16204D

secondary

#85773A

accent

#C449DF

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16204D

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

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