#16488B#16488B
#16488B is a dark, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.123 H 257.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #16488B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 72, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 73%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 84%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.2%, 48.2%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.04, 9.84, -41.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.04, 43.03, 283.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.84% -0.0271 -0.1204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.84% 0.123 257.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3067, 6.6685, 25.3231) |
| Luminance | 0.0667 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 1.22
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 2.47
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 2.80
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.58
Prussian Blue
#004577
ΔE00 3.77
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 3.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#16488B #8B5916
analogous
#16838B #16488B #1F168B
triadic
#16488B #8B1648 #488B16
tetradic
#16488B #8B1683 #8B5916 #168B1F
square
#16488B #8B1683 #8B5916 #168B1F
split-complementary
#16488B #8B1F16 #838B16
monochromatic
#051121 #0E2D56 #16488B #1E63C0 #3B82E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.00
#16488B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.33
#16488B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #16488B
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##16488B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##16488B | 1.00 | 9.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#234F8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00448A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005862
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #16488b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 72, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.123 257.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#697aad',
500: '#16488b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #16488b; $custom-light: #697aad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#16488b",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 72,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.359,
"s": 72.671,
"l": 31.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40841,
"c": 0.1234,
"h": 257.3
},
"luminance": 0.06669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#16488B
secondary
#BF883E
accent
#A138EF
background
#F6F7FA
surface
#ECEDF4
border
#C7C8CE
text
#070910
muted
#7A7B7F