#16538F#16538F

#16538F is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.116 H 252.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16538F
RGB	rgb(22, 83, 143)
HSL	hsl(210, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(210, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.6%, 42%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.68, 4.09, -38.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.68, 38.72, 276.07°)
OKLab	oklab(43.75% -0.0355 -0.1102)
OKLCH	oklch(43.75% 0.116 252.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.3802, 8.3392, 27.1492)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16538F #8F5216

analogous

#168F8E #16538F #16178F

triadic

#16538F #8F1653 #538F16

tetradic

#16538F #8E168F #8F5216 #178F16

square

#16538F #8E168F #8F5216 #178F16

split-complementary

#16538F #8F1617 #8F8E16

monochromatic

#061525 #0E345A #16538F #1E72C4 #3E90E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#16538F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#16538F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16538F

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16538F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16538F	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355791

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#204D8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00616A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16538f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 83, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.116 252.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6982b0',
    500: '#16538f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16538f;
$custom-light: #6982b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16538f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.752,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43749,
    "c": 0.11575,
    "h": 252.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16538F

secondary

#C1803F

accent

#9338F0

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF5

border

#C7C9CF

text

#070A10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16538F

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

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