#16538E#16538E

#16538E is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.114 H 251.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16538E
RGB	rgb(22, 83, 142)
HSL	hsl(210, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(210, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.5%, 41.5%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.62, 3.69, -37.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.62, 38.17, 275.55°)
OKLab	oklab(43.68% -0.0357 -0.1087)
OKLCH	oklch(43.68% 0.114 251.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.3048, 8.3090, 26.7520)
Luminance	0.0831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16538E #8E5116

analogous

#168E8D #16538E #16178E

triadic

#16538E #8E1653 #538E16

tetradic

#16538E #8D168E #8E5116 #178E16

square

#16538E #8D168E #8E5116 #178E16

split-complementary

#16538E #8E1617 #8E8D16

monochromatic

#061524 #0E3459 #16538E #1E72C3 #3D91E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#16538E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#16538E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16538E

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16538E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16538E	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#365790

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#224D8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006169

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16538e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 83, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.114 251.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6982af',
    500: '#16538e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16538e;
$custom-light: #6982af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16538e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.5,
    "s": 73.171,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43682,
    "c": 0.11441,
    "h": 251.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16538E

secondary

#C17F3F

accent

#9238F0

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#070A10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16538E

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

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