#16558F#16558F

#16558F is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.114 H 250.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16558F
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 143)
HSL	hsl(209, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(209, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.6%, 40.6%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.30, 2.78, -37.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.30, 37.61, 274.24°)
OKLab	oklab(44.24% -0.0372 -0.1072)
OKLCH	oklch(44.24% 0.114 250.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.5354, 8.6497, 27.2010)
Luminance	0.0865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16558F #8F5016

analogous

#168F8C #16558F #16198F

triadic

#16558F #8F1655 #558F16

tetradic

#16558F #8C168F #8F5016 #198F16

square

#16558F #8C168F #8F5016 #198F16

split-complementary

#16558F #8F1619 #8F8C16

monochromatic

#061625 #0E355A #16558F #1E75C4 #3E93E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#16558F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#16558F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16558F

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16558F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16558F	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395991

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#254E8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00636B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16558f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.114 250.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6984b0',
    500: '#16558f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16558f;
$custom-light: #6984b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16558f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.76,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44235,
    "c": 0.11351,
    "h": 250.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16558F

secondary

#C17E3F

accent

#9038F0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECEFF5

border

#C7CACF

text

#070A10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16558F

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

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