#16204E#16204E

#16204E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.5% C 0.085 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16204E
RGB	rgb(22, 32, 78)
HSL	hsl(229, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(229, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 59%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.14, 13.07, -29.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.14, 32.50, 293.71°)
OKLab	oklab(26.47% 0.0005 -0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(26.47% 0.085 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.2221, 1.7535, 7.4276)
Luminance	0.0175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16204E #4E4416

analogous

#163C4E #16204E #28164E

triadic

#16204E #4E1620 #204E16

tetradic

#16204E #4E163C #4E4416 #164E28

square

#16204E #4E163C #4E4416 #164E28

split-complementary

#16204E #4E2816 #3C4E16

monochromatic

#070A18 #090C1E #16204E #23347E #3147AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.55

#16204E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#16204E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16204E

15.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16204E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16204E	1.00	15.55	1.35	15.55
#FFFFFF	15.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#032750

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00214D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002B33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16204e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 32, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.5% 0.085 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b5b80',
    500: '#16204e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16204e;
$custom-light: #5b5b80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16204e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.286,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26473,
    "c": 0.08548,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16204E

secondary

#85783A

accent

#C449DF

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16204E

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

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