#16205D#16205D

#16205D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.9% C 0.109 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16205D
RGB	rgb(22, 32, 93)
HSL	hsl(232, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(232, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 65.6%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.45, 19.26, -37.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.45, 42.37, 297.03°)
OKLab	oklab(27.87% 0.0009 -0.1089)
OKLCH	oklch(27.87% 0.109 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.8225, 1.9936, 10.5899)
Luminance	0.0199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16205D #5D5316

analogous

#16445D #16205D #2F165D

triadic

#16205D #5D1620 #205D16

tetradic

#16205D #5D1644 #5D5316 #165D2F

square

#16205D #5D1644 #5D5316 #165D2F

split-complementary

#16205D #5D2F16 #445D16

monochromatic

#060919 #0A0F2C #16205D #22318E #2D42C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.01

#16205D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#16205D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16205D

15.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16205D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16205D	1.00	15.01	1.40	15.01
#FFFFFF	15.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00235C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16205d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 32, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.9% 0.109 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f5b8c',
    500: '#16205d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16205d;
$custom-light: #5f5b8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16205d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.549,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2787,
    "c": 0.10895,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16205D

secondary

#94873B

accent

#CE43E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16205D

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

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