#16457C#16457C

#16457C is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.106 H 254.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16457C
RGB	rgb(22, 69, 124)
HSL	hsl(212, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(212, 82%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.3%, 44.4%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.11, 5.70, -35.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.11, 36.13, 279.07°)
OKLab	oklab(39.03% -0.0276 -0.1022)
OKLCH	oklch(39.03% 0.106 254.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.0957, 5.8813, 19.8788)
Luminance	0.0588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16457C #7C4D16

analogous

#16787C #16457C #1A167C

triadic

#16457C #7C1645 #457C16

tetradic

#16457C #7C1678 #7C4D16 #167C1A

square

#16457C #7C1678 #7C4D16 #167C1A

split-complementary

#16457C #7C1A16 #787C16

monochromatic

#050E1A #0D2848 #16457C #1F62B0 #3280DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.65

#16457C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#16457C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16457C

9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16457C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16457C	1.00	9.65	2.18	9.65
#FFFFFF	9.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#294A7E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#16407B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00525A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16457c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 69, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.106 254.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6578a2',
    500: '#16457c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16457c;
$custom-light: #6578a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16457c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.353,
    "s": 69.863,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39026,
    "c": 0.10585,
    "h": 254.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16457C

secondary

#B17B3D

accent

#9B3BED

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#EBEDF3

border

#C6C8CD

text

#06080F

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16457C

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

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