#16427E#16427E

#16427E is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.112 H 257.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16427E
RGB	rgb(22, 66, 126)
HSL	hsl(215, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(215, 83%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.5%, 47.6%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.31, 8.59, -38.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.31, 39.17, 282.66°)
OKLab	oklab(38.45% -0.0246 -0.1097)
OKLCH	oklch(38.45% 0.112 257.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.0436, 5.5726, 20.4917)
Luminance	0.0557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16427E #7E5216

analogous

#16767E #16427E #1E167E

triadic

#16427E #7E1642 #427E16

tetradic

#16427E #7E1676 #7E5216 #167E1E

square

#16427E #7E1676 #7E5216 #167E1E

split-complementary

#16427E #7E1E16 #767E16

monochromatic

#050E1A #0D274A #16427E #1F5DB2 #337ADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.93

#16427E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#16427E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16427E

9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16427E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16427E	1.00	9.93	2.11	9.93
#FFFFFF	9.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#224880

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#073E7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00505A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16427e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 66, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.112 257.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6575a4',
    500: '#16427e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16427e;
$custom-light: #6575a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16427e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.615,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38446,
    "c": 0.11243,
    "h": 257.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16427E

secondary

#B3813D

accent

#A23BED

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#EBEDF4

border

#C6C8CE

text

#07080F

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16427E

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

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