#16486C#16486C

#16486C is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.081 H 244.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16486C
RGB	rgb(22, 72, 108)
HSL	hsl(205, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(205, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 33.3%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.13, -2.84, -25.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.13, 25.74, 263.66°)
OKLab	oklab(38.73% -0.0351 -0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(38.73% 0.081 244.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.3540, 5.8874, 15.0387)
Luminance	0.0589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16486C #6C3A16

analogous

#166C65 #16486C #161D6C

triadic

#16486C #6C1648 #486C16

tetradic

#16486C #65166C #6C3A16 #1D6C16

square

#16486C #65166C #6C3A16 #1D6C16

split-complementary

#16486C #6C161D #6C6516

monochromatic

#051119 #0C2639 #16486C #206A9F #2B8CD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.64

#16486C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#16486C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16486C

9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16486C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16486C	1.00	9.64	2.18	9.64
#FFFFFF	9.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37496E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B416B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005155

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16486c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 72, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.081 244.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#617a96',
    500: '#16486c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16486c;
$custom-light: #617a96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16486c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.116,
    "s": 66.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38728,
    "c": 0.08055,
    "h": 244.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16486C

secondary

#A2673C

accent

#863FE9

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEDF2

border

#C6C8CC

text

#06090D

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16486C

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

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