#16549F#16549F

#16549F is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.136 H 256.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16549F
RGB	rgb(22, 84, 159)
HSL	hsl(213, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(213, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.2%, 47.2%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.01, 9.93, -46.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.01, 47.10, 282.18°)
OKLab	oklab(45.11% -0.0329 -0.1323)
OKLCH	oklch(45.11% 0.136 256.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.7569, 9.0132, 34.0196)
Luminance	0.0901 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16549F #9F6116

analogous

#16989F #16549F #1D169F

triadic

#16549F #9F1654 #549F16

tetradic

#16549F #9F1698 #9F6116 #169F1D

square

#16549F #9F1698 #9F6116 #169F1D

split-complementary

#16549F #9F1D16 #989F16

monochromatic

#071B33 #0F3869 #16549F #1D70D5 #4A90E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#16549F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#16549F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16549F

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16549F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16549F	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A5BA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#014F9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006671

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16549f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 84, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.136 256.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d83bc',
    500: '#16549f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16549f;
$custom-light: #6d83bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16549f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.847,
    "s": 75.691,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45113,
    "c": 0.13635,
    "h": 256.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16549F

secondary

#C78E4A

accent

#9D36F2

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#080A12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #16549F

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

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