#16529F#16529F

#16529F is a dark, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.139 H 256.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16529F
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 159)
HSL	hsl(214, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(214, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.2%, 48.4%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.41, 11.27, -47.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.41, 48.33, 283.49°)
OKLab	oklab(44.65% -0.0313 -0.1352)
OKLCH	oklch(44.65% 0.139 256.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.6039, 8.7072, 33.9686)
Luminance	0.0871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16529F #9F6316

analogous

#16969F #16529F #1F169F

triadic

#16529F #9F1652 #529F16

tetradic

#16529F #9F1696 #9F6316 #169F1F

square

#16529F #9F1696 #9F6316 #169F1F

split-complementary

#16529F #9F1F16 #969F16

monochromatic

#071B33 #0F3669 #16529F #1D6ED5 #4A8EE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#16529F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#16529F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16529F

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16529F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16529F	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265AA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004E9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16529f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.139 256.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d81bc',
    500: '#16529f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16529f;
$custom-light: #6d81bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16529f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.723,
    "s": 75.691,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44653,
    "c": 0.13878,
    "h": 256.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16529F

secondary

#C7904A

accent

#A036F2

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#080A12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #16529F

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

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