#16457A#16457A

#16457A is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.103 H 254.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16457A
RGB	rgb(22, 69, 122)
HSL	hsl(212, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(212, 82%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(82%, 43.4%, 0%, 52.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.98, 4.87, -34.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.98, 34.98, 278.00°)
OKLab	oklab(38.88% -0.0281 -0.0991)
OKLCH	oklch(38.88% 0.103 254.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.9705, 5.8312, 19.2195)
Luminance	0.0583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16457A #7A4B16

analogous

#16777A #16457A #19167A

triadic

#16457A #7A1645 #457A16

tetradic

#16457A #7A1677 #7A4B16 #167A19

square

#16457A #7A1677 #7A4B16 #167A19

split-complementary

#16457A #7A1916 #777A16

monochromatic

#050F1A #0D2846 #16457A #1F62AE #3180DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.69

#16457A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#16457A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16457A

9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16457A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16457A	1.00	9.69	2.17	9.69
#FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B497C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#194079

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005259

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16457a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 69, 122);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.103 254.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6478a1',
    500: '#16457a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16457a;
$custom-light: #6478a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16457a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 122
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.8,
    "s": 69.444,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38884,
    "c": 0.10301,
    "h": 254.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16457A

secondary

#AF793D

accent

#993CEC

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEDF2

border

#C6C8CC

text

#06080F

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16457A

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

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