#16206B#16206B

#16206B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.3% C 0.129 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16206B
RGB	rgb(22, 32, 107)
HSL	hsl(233, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(233, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 70.1%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.82, 24.89, -44.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.82, 51.20, 299.08°)
OKLab	oklab(29.29% 0.0001 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(29.29% 0.129 270)
XYZ	xyz(3.5003, 2.2648, 14.1597)
Luminance	0.0226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16206B #6B6116

analogous

#164A6B #16206B #36166B

triadic

#16206B #6B1620 #206B16

tetradic

#16206B #6B164A #6B6116 #166B36

square

#16206B #6B164A #6B6116 #166B36

split-complementary

#16206B #6B3616 #4A6B16

monochromatic

#050819 #0C1138 #16206B #202F9E #2B3ED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.45

#16206B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#16206B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16206B

14.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16206B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16206B	1.00	14.45	1.45	14.45
#FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002E6D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00256A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003442

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16206b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 32, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.3% 0.129 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#635b96',
    500: '#16206b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16206b;
$custom-light: #635b96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16206b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.941,
    "s": 65.891,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29293,
    "c": 0.12945,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.02265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16206B

secondary

#A1953B

accent

#D53FE9

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F2

border

#C6C5CC

text

#06040D

muted

#7A797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16206B

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

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