#16498A#16498A

#16498A is a dark, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.121 H 256.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16498A
RGB	rgb(22, 73, 138)
HSL	hsl(214, 73%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(214, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.1%, 47.1%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.28, 8.75, -40.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.28, 41.82, 282.08°)
OKLab	oklab(41% -0.0281 -0.1174)
OKLCH	oklch(41% 0.121 256.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.2992, 6.7697, 24.9618)
Luminance	0.0677 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#16498A #8A5716

analogous

#16838A #16498A #1D168A

triadic

#16498A #8A1649 #498A16

tetradic

#16498A #8A1683 #8A5716 #168A1D

square

#16498A #8A1683 #8A5716 #168A1D

split-complementary

#16498A #8A1D16 #838A16

monochromatic

#051120 #0E2D55 #16498A #1E65BF #3B83E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.92

#16498A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#16498A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16498A

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16498A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16498A	1.00	8.92	2.35	8.92
#FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#264F8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#084589

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005962

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16498a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 73, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.121 256.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#687bad',
    500: '#16498a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16498a;
$custom-light: #687bad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16498a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.621,
    "s": 72.5,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41002,
    "c": 0.12074,
    "h": 256.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16498A

secondary

#BE863E

accent

#9F39EF

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEDF4

border

#C7C8CE

text

#070910

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16498A

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

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