#16528B#16528B

#16528B is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.111 H 251.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#16528B
RGBrgb(22, 82, 139)
HSLhsl(209, 73%, 32%)
HSVhsv(209, 84%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(84.2%, 41%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LABlab(34.12, 3.13, -36.95)
CIE-LCHlch(34.12, 37.08, 274.84°)
OKLaboklab(43.24% -0.0356 -0.1056)
OKLCHoklch(43.24% 0.111 251.4)
XYZxyz(8.0066, 8.0682, 25.5564)
Luminance0.0807 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#16528B #8B4F16
analogous
#168B8A #16528B #16178B
triadic
#16528B #8B1652 #528B16
tetradic
#16528B #8A168B #8B4F16 #178B16
square
#16528B #8A168B #8B4F16 #178B16
split-complementary
#16528B #8B1617 #8B8A16
monochromatic
#051421 #0E3356 #16528B #1E71C0 #3B90E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03
#16528B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61
#16528B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16528B
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##16528B#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##16528B1.008.032.618.03
#FFFFFF8.031.0021.001.00
#0000002.6121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF8.031.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#36568D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#234B8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006067
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #16528b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.111 251.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6882ad',
    500: '#16528b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #16528b;
$custom-light: #6882ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#16528b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.231,
    "s": 72.671,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43237,
    "c": 0.11147,
    "h": 251.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08069
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#16528B
secondary
#BF7D3E
accent
#9238EF
background
#F6F7FA
surface
#ECEEF4
border
#C7C9CE
text
#070A10
muted
#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

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#16528B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva