#16538C#16538C

#16538C is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.112 H 251.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16538C
RGB	rgb(22, 83, 140)
HSL	hsl(209, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(209, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.3%, 40.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.50, 2.88, -36.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.50, 37.08, 274.45°)
OKLab	oklab(43.55% -0.0362 -0.1057)
OKLCH	oklch(43.55% 0.112 251.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.1560, 8.2495, 25.9683)
Luminance	0.0825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16538C #8C4F16

analogous

#168C8A #16538C #16188C

triadic

#16538C #8C1653 #538C16

tetradic

#16538C #8A168C #8C4F16 #188C16

square

#16538C #8A168C #8C4F16 #188C16

split-complementary

#16538C #8C1618 #8C8A16

monochromatic

#051422 #0E3457 #16538C #1E72C1 #3C91E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#16538C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#16538C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16538C

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16538C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16538C	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37578E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#244C8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006168

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16538c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 83, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.112 251.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6982ae',
    500: '#16538c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16538c;
$custom-light: #6982ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16538c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.983,
    "s": 72.84,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43548,
    "c": 0.1117,
    "h": 251.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16538C

secondary

#C07D3E

accent

#9138F0

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#070A10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16538C

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

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