#16205B#16205B

#16205B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.7% C 0.106 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16205B
RGB	rgb(22, 32, 91)
HSL	hsl(231, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(231, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 64.8%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.27, 18.44, -36.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.27, 41.08, 296.67°)
OKLab	oklab(27.68% 0.0009 -0.1059)
OKLCH	oklch(27.68% 0.106 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.7351, 1.9587, 10.1294)
Luminance	0.0196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16205B #5B5116

analogous

#16435B #16205B #2E165B

triadic

#16205B #5B1620 #205B16

tetradic

#16205B #5B1643 #5B5116 #165B2E

square

#16205B #5B1643 #5B5116 #165B2E

split-complementary

#16205B #5B2E16 #435B16

monochromatic

#060919 #0A0F2A #16205B #22318C #2E43BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.09

#16205B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#16205B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16205B

15.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16205B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16205B	1.00	15.09	1.39	15.09
#FFFFFF	15.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00295D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00235A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16205b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 32, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.7% 0.106 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5b8a',
    500: '#16205b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16205b;
$custom-light: #5e5b8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16205b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.304,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27676,
    "c": 0.10592,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16205B

secondary

#92853B

accent

#CD44E4

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16205B

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

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