#16205E#16205E

#16205E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.0% C 0.110 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16205E
RGB	rgb(22, 32, 94)
HSL	hsl(232, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(232, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 66%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.55, 19.67, -38.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.55, 43.02, 297.20°)
OKLab	oklab(27.97% 0.0008 -0.1105)
OKLCH	oklch(27.97% 0.11 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.8671, 2.0115, 10.8247)
Luminance	0.0201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16205E #5E5416

analogous

#16445E #16205E #30165E

triadic

#16205E #5E1620 #205E16

tetradic

#16205E #5E1644 #5E5416 #165E30

square

#16205E #5E1644 #5E5416 #165E30

split-complementary

#16205E #5E3016 #445E16

monochromatic

#060819 #0A0F2C #16205E #223190 #2D42C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.97

#16205E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#16205E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16205E

14.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16205E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16205E	1.00	14.97	1.40	14.97
#FFFFFF	14.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A60

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00245D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00303B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16205e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 32, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.0% 0.110 270.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16205e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.667,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27968,
    "c": 0.11046,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16205E

secondary

#95893B

accent

#CF43E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16205E

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

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