#16437F#16437F

#16437F is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.113 H 257.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16437F
RGB	rgb(22, 67, 127)
HSL	hsl(214, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(214, 83%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.7%, 47.2%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.69, 8.31, -38.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.69, 39.13, 282.26°)
OKLab	oklab(38.76% -0.0252 -0.1097)
OKLCH	oklch(38.76% 0.113 257)
XYZ	xyz(6.1674, 5.7164, 20.8529)
Luminance	0.0572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16437F #7F5216

analogous

#16787F #16437F #1E167F

triadic

#16437F #7F1643 #437F16

tetradic

#16437F #7F1678 #7F5216 #167F1E

square

#16437F #7F1678 #7F5216 #167F1E

split-complementary

#16437F #7F1E16 #787F16

monochromatic

#050E1A #0D274B #16437F #1F5FB3 #347CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.80

#16437F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#16437F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16437F

9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16437F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16437F	1.00	9.80	2.14	9.80
#FFFFFF	9.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#234981

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#093F7E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00515A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16437f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 67, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.113 257.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6676a4',
    500: '#16437f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16437f;
$custom-light: #6676a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16437f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 70.47,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3876,
    "c": 0.11261,
    "h": 257
  },
  "luminance": 0.05717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16437F

secondary

#B4813D

accent

#A13BED

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#EBEDF4

border

#C6C8CE

text

#07080F

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16437F

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

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