#16355D#16355D

#16355D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 32.8% C 0.080 H 255.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16355D
RGB	rgb(22, 53, 93)
HSL	hsl(214, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(214, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 43%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.97, 3.93, -27.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.97, 27.52, 278.21°)
OKLab	oklab(32.83% -0.0195 -0.0777)
OKLCH	oklch(32.83% 0.08 255.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.5790, 3.5067, 10.8420)
Luminance	0.0351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16355D #5D3E16

analogous

#16585D #16355D #1B165D

triadic

#16355D #5D1635 #355D16

tetradic

#16355D #5D1658 #5D3E16 #165D1B

square

#16355D #5D1658 #5D3E16 #165D1B

split-complementary

#16355D #5D1B16 #585D16

monochromatic

#060E19 #0A192C #16355D #22518E #2D6DC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.34

#16355D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#16355D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16355D

12.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16355D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16355D	1.00	12.34	1.70	12.34
#FFFFFF	12.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#22385F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#17325C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003E44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16355d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 53, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.8% 0.080 255.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e6b8b',
    500: '#16355d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16355d;
$custom-light: #5e6b8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16355d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.803,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32826,
    "c": 0.08009,
    "h": 255.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16355D

secondary

#946D3B

accent

#9E43E5

background

#F5F6F8

surface

#E9EBF0

border

#C5C6CB

text

#05060C

muted

#797A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16355D

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

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