#16498F#16498F

#16498F is a dark, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.128 H 257.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16498F
RGB	rgb(22, 73, 143)
HSL	hsl(215, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(215, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.6%, 49%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.62, 10.81, -43.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.62, 44.74, 283.98°)
OKLab	oklab(41.38% -0.0272 -0.1248)
OKLCH	oklch(41.38% 0.128 257.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.6695, 6.9179, 26.9123)
Luminance	0.0692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#16498F #8F5C16

analogous

#16858F #16498F #20168F

triadic

#16498F #8F1649 #498F16

tetradic

#16498F #8F1685 #8F5C16 #168F20

square

#16498F #8F1685 #8F5C16 #168F20

split-complementary

#16498F #8F2016 #858F16

monochromatic

#061325 #0E2E5A #16498F #1E64C4 #3E83E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.81

#16498F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#16498F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16498F

8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16498F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16498F	1.00	8.81	2.38	8.81
#FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#215092

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00458E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16498f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 73, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.128 257.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a7bb0',
    500: '#16498f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16498f;
$custom-light: #6a7bb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16498f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.711,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41376,
    "c": 0.12777,
    "h": 257.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16498F

secondary

#C18B3F

accent

#A238F0

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEDF5

border

#C7C8CF

text

#070910

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16498F

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

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