#16528C#16528C

#16528C is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.113 H 251.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16528C
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 140)
HSL	hsl(209, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(209, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.3%, 41.4%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.19, 3.53, -37.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.19, 37.63, 275.39°)
OKLab	oklab(43.3% -0.0354 -0.1071)
OKLCH	oklch(43.3% 0.113 251.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.0800, 8.0976, 25.9430)
Luminance	0.0810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16528C #8C5016

analogous

#168C8B #16528C #16178C

triadic

#16528C #8C1652 #528C16

tetradic

#16528C #8B168C #8C5016 #178C16

square

#16528C #8B168C #8C5016 #178C16

split-complementary

#16528C #8C1617 #8C8B16

monochromatic

#051422 #0E3357 #16528C #1E71C1 #3C90E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.02

#16528C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#16528C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16528C

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16528C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16528C	1.00	8.02	2.62	8.02
#FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#36568E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#224C8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006068

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16528c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.113 251.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6982ae',
    500: '#16528c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16528c;
$custom-light: #6982ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16528c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.492,
    "s": 72.84,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43304,
    "c": 0.11282,
    "h": 251.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16528C

secondary

#C07E3E

accent

#9238F0

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#070A10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16528C

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

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