#16205F#16205F

#16205F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.1% C 0.112 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16205F
RGB	rgb(22, 32, 95)
HSL	hsl(232, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(232, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 66.3%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.64, 20.07, -38.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.64, 43.66, 297.37°)
OKLab	oklab(28.07% 0.0008 -0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(28.07% 0.112 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.9122, 2.0295, 11.0625)
Luminance	0.0203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16205F #5F5516

analogous

#16445F #16205F #30165F

triadic

#16205F #5F1620 #205F16

tetradic

#16205F #5F1644 #5F5516 #165F30

square

#16205F #5F1644 #5F5516 #165F30

split-complementary

#16205F #5F3016 #445F16

monochromatic

#060819 #0A0F2D #16205F #223191 #2D41C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.94

#16205F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#16205F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16205F

14.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16205F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16205F	1.00	14.94	1.41	14.94
#FFFFFF	14.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A61

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00245E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00303C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16205f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 32, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.1% 0.112 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f5b8d',
    500: '#16205f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16205f;
$custom-light: #5f5b8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16205f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.781,
    "s": 62.393,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28067,
    "c": 0.11196,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16205F

secondary

#968A3B

accent

#CF42E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16205F

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

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