#16558E#16558E

#16558E is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.112 H 250.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16558E
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 142)
HSL	hsl(209, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(209, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.5%, 40.1%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.24, 2.38, -37.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.24, 37.08, 273.68°)
OKLab	oklab(44.17% -0.0375 -0.1057)
OKLCH	oklch(44.17% 0.112 250.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.4600, 8.6195, 26.8038)
Luminance	0.0862 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16558E #8E4F16

analogous

#168E8B #16558E #16198E

triadic

#16558E #8E1655 #558E16

tetradic

#16558E #8B168E #8E4F16 #198E16

square

#16558E #8B168E #8E4F16 #198E16

split-complementary

#16558E #8E1619 #8E8B16

monochromatic

#061624 #0E3559 #16558E #1E75C3 #3D93E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#16558E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#16558E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16558E

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16558E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16558E	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395990

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#264E8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00636A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16558e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.112 250.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6984af',
    500: '#16558e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16558e;
$custom-light: #6984af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16558e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.5,
    "s": 73.171,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44169,
    "c": 0.11217,
    "h": 250.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16558E

secondary

#C17D3F

accent

#8F38F0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECEFF4

border

#C7CACE

text

#070A10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16558E

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

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