#16205C#16205C

#16205C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.8% C 0.107 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16205C
RGB	rgb(22, 32, 92)
HSL	hsl(231, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(231, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 65.2%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.36, 18.85, -37.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.36, 41.73, 296.85°)
OKLab	oklab(27.77% 0.0009 -0.1074)
OKLCH	oklch(27.77% 0.107 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.7785, 1.9760, 10.3581)
Luminance	0.0198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16205C #5C5216

analogous

#16435C #16205C #2F165C

triadic

#16205C #5C1620 #205C16

tetradic

#16205C #5C1643 #5C5216 #165C2F

square

#16205C #5C1643 #5C5216 #165C2F

split-complementary

#16205C #5C2F16 #435C16

monochromatic

#060919 #0A0F2B #16205C #22318D #2E42BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.05

#16205C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#16205C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16205C

15.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16205C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16205C	1.00	15.05	1.40	15.05
#FFFFFF	15.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00235B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16205c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 32, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.8% 0.107 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5b8b',
    500: '#16205c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16205c;
$custom-light: #5e5b8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16205c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.429,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27773,
    "c": 0.10744,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16205C

secondary

#93863B

accent

#CD43E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16205C

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

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