#16355E#16355E

#16355E is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 32.9% C 0.082 H 256.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16355E
RGB	rgb(22, 53, 94)
HSL	hsl(214, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(214, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 43.6%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.03, 4.35, -27.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.03, 28.13, 278.89°)
OKLab	oklab(32.9% -0.0192 -0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(32.9% 0.082 256.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.6236, 3.5245, 11.0768)
Luminance	0.0352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16355E #5E3F16

analogous

#16595E #16355E #1B165E

triadic

#16355E #5E1635 #355E16

tetradic

#16355E #5E1659 #5E3F16 #165E1B

square

#16355E #5E1659 #5E3F16 #165E1B

split-complementary

#16355E #5E1B16 #595E16

monochromatic

#060E19 #0A192C #16355E #225190 #2D6DC1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.32

#16355E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#16355E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16355E

12.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16355E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16355E	1.00	12.32	1.70	12.32
#FFFFFF	12.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#223860

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#16325D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003F45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16355e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 53, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.9% 0.082 256.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e6b8c',
    500: '#16355e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16355e;
$custom-light: #5e6b8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16355e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.167,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32897,
    "c": 0.08161,
    "h": 256.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16355E

secondary

#956E3B

accent

#9F43E5

background

#F5F6F8

surface

#E9EBF0

border

#C5C6CB

text

#05060C

muted

#797A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16355E

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

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