#16457D#16457D

#16457D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.107 H 255.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16457D
RGB	rgb(22, 69, 125)
HSL	hsl(213, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(213, 82%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.4%, 44.8%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.18, 6.11, -36.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.18, 36.72, 279.58°)
OKLab	oklab(39.1% -0.0274 -0.1037)
OKLCH	oklch(39.1% 0.107 255.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.1593, 5.9067, 20.2136)
Luminance	0.0591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16457D #7D4E16

analogous

#16797D #16457D #1A167D

triadic

#16457D #7D1645 #457D16

tetradic

#16457D #7D1679 #7D4E16 #167D1A

square

#16457D #7D1679 #7D4E16 #167D1A

split-complementary

#16457D #7D1A16 #797D16

monochromatic

#050E1A #0D2849 #16457D #1F62B1 #327FDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.63

#16457D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#16457D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16457D

9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16457D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16457D	1.00	9.63	2.18	9.63
#FFFFFF	9.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#294A7F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#15407C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00525B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16457d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 69, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.107 255.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6578a3',
    500: '#16457d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16457d;
$custom-light: #6578a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16457d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.621,
    "s": 70.068,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39097,
    "c": 0.10727,
    "h": 255.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16457D

secondary

#B27D3D

accent

#9C3BED

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#EBEDF4

border

#C6C8CE

text

#06080F

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16457D

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

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