#16509F#16509F

#16509F is a dark, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.141 H 257.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16509F
RGB	rgb(22, 80, 159)
HSL	hsl(215, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(215, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.2%, 49.7%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.82, 12.61, -47.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.82, 49.59, 284.74°)
OKLab	oklab(44.2% -0.0299 -0.138)
OKLCH	oklch(44.2% 0.141 257.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.4552, 8.4099, 33.9191)
Luminance	0.0841 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#16509F #9F6516

analogous

#16949F #16509F #21169F

triadic

#16509F #9F1650 #509F16

tetradic

#16509F #9F1694 #9F6516 #169F21

square

#16509F #9F1694 #9F6516 #169F21

split-complementary

#16509F #9F2116 #949F16

monochromatic

#071A33 #0F3569 #16509F #1D6BD5 #4A8CE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#16509F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#16509F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16509F

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16509F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16509F	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2058A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004C9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16509f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 80, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.141 257.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d80bc',
    500: '#16509f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16509f;
$custom-light: #6d80bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16509f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.599,
    "s": 75.691,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44198,
    "c": 0.14124,
    "h": 257.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16509F

secondary

#C7924A

accent

#A236F2

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#080A12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #16509F

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

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