#16427D#16427D

#16427D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.111 H 257.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16427D
RGB	rgb(22, 66, 125)
HSL	hsl(214, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(214, 82%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.4%, 47.2%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.24, 8.17, -37.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.24, 38.58, 282.23°)
OKLab	oklab(38.37% -0.0248 -0.1082)
OKLCH	oklch(38.37% 0.111 257.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.9794, 5.5470, 20.1536)
Luminance	0.0555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16427D #7D5116

analogous

#16767D #16427D #1E167D

triadic

#16427D #7D1642 #427D16

tetradic

#16427D #7D1676 #7D5116 #167D1E

square

#16427D #7D1676 #7D5116 #167D1E

split-complementary

#16427D #7D1E16 #767D16

monochromatic

#050E1A #0D2749 #16427D #1F5DB1 #327ADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.95

#16427D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#16427D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16427D

9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16427D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16427D	1.00	9.95	2.11	9.95
#FFFFFF	9.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#23487F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A3E7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005059

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16427d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 66, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.111 257.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6575a3',
    500: '#16427d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16427d;
$custom-light: #6575a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16427d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.369,
    "s": 70.068,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38372,
    "c": 0.11099,
    "h": 257.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05548
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16427D

secondary

#B2803D

accent

#A13BED

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#EBEDF4

border

#C6C8CE

text

#06080F

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16427D

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

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