#16427F#16427F

#16427F is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.114 H 257.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16427F
RGB	rgb(22, 66, 127)
HSL	hsl(215, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(215, 83%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.7%, 48%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.38, 9.00, -38.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.38, 39.77, 283.08°)
OKLab	oklab(38.52% -0.0244 -0.1112)
OKLCH	oklch(38.52% 0.114 257.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.1084, 5.5986, 20.8332)
Luminance	0.0560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16427F #7F5316

analogous

#16777F #16427F #1E167F

triadic

#16427F #7F1642 #427F16

tetradic

#16427F #7F1677 #7F5316 #167F1E

square

#16427F #7F1677 #7F5316 #167F1E

split-complementary

#16427F #7F1E16 #777F16

monochromatic

#050E1A #0D274B #16427F #1F5DB3 #347ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.91

#16427F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#16427F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16427F

9.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16427F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16427F	1.00	9.91	2.12	9.91
#FFFFFF	9.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#214881

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#053F7E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00515A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16427f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 66, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.114 257.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6675a4',
    500: '#16427f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16427f;
$custom-light: #6675a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16427f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.857,
    "s": 70.47,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38521,
    "c": 0.11387,
    "h": 257.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16427F

secondary

#B4823D

accent

#A23BED

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#EBEDF4

border

#C6C8CE

text

#07080F

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16427F

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

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