#16456E#16456E

#16456E is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.086 H 248.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16456E
RGB	rgb(22, 69, 110)
HSL	hsl(208, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(208, 80%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(80%, 37.3%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.25, -0.06, -28.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.25, 28.23, 269.89°)
OKLab	oklab(38.08% -0.0314 -0.0803)
OKLCH	oklch(38.08% 0.086 248.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.2724, 5.5520, 15.5426)
Luminance	0.0555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16456E #6E3F16

analogous

#166E6B #16456E #16196E

triadic

#16456E #6E1645 #456E16

tetradic

#16456E #6B166E #6E3F16 #196E16

square

#16456E #6B166E #6E3F16 #196E16

split-complementary

#16456E #6E1619 #6E6B16

monochromatic

#05101A #0C253B #16456E #2065A1 #2A85D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.95

#16456E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#16456E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16456E

9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16456E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16456E	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)

#324770

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#253F6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16456e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 69, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.086 248.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#617898',
    500: '#16456e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16456e;
$custom-light: #617898;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16456e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.955,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38076,
    "c": 0.08621,
    "h": 248.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16456E

secondary

#A46C3C

accent

#8E3EEA

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEDF2

border

#C6C8CC

text

#06080D

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16456E

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

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