#16204F#16204F

#16204F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.6% C 0.087 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16204F
RGB	rgb(22, 32, 79)
HSL	hsl(229, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(229, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 59.5%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.22, 13.49, -30.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.22, 33.18, 293.99°)
OKLab	oklab(26.56% 0.0006 -0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(26.56% 0.087 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.2582, 1.7679, 7.6179)
Luminance	0.0177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16204F #4F4516

analogous

#163D4F #16204F #29164F

triadic

#16204F #4F1620 #204F16

tetradic

#16204F #4F163D #4F4516 #164F29

square

#16204F #4F163D #4F4516 #164F29

split-complementary

#16204F #4F2916 #3D4F16

monochromatic

#070A18 #090D1F #16204F #23337F #3147AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.51

#16204F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#16204F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16204F

15.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16204F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16204F	1.00	15.51	1.35	15.51
#FFFFFF	15.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#012751

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00224E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002B34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16204f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 32, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.6% 0.087 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b5b81',
    500: '#16204f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16204f;
$custom-light: #5b5b81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16204f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.474,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26562,
    "c": 0.0871,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16204F

secondary

#86793A

accent

#C548E0

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16204F

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

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