#16427C#16427C

#16427C is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.110 H 256.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16427C
RGB	rgb(22, 66, 124)
HSL	hsl(214, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(214, 82%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.3%, 46.8%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.17, 7.76, -37.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.17, 37.99, 281.78°)
OKLab	oklab(38.3% -0.025 -0.1067)
OKLCH	oklch(38.3% 0.11 256.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.9158, 5.5215, 19.8188)
Luminance	0.0552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16427C #7C5016

analogous

#16757C #16427C #1D167C

triadic

#16427C #7C1642 #427C16

tetradic

#16427C #7C1675 #7C5016 #167C1D

square

#16427C #7C1675 #7C5016 #167C1D

split-complementary

#16427C #7C1D16 #757C16

monochromatic

#050E1A #0D2648 #16427C #1F5EB0 #327BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.98

#16427C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#16427C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16427C

9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16427C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16427C	1.00	9.98	2.10	9.98
#FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#24477E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D3E7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005059

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16427c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 66, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.110 256.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6575a2',
    500: '#16427c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16427c;
$custom-light: #6575a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16427c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.118,
    "s": 69.863,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38298,
    "c": 0.10955,
    "h": 256.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16427C

secondary

#B17F3D

accent

#A03BED

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#EBEDF3

border

#C6C8CD

text

#06080F

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16427C

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

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