#16559F#16559F

#16559F is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.135 H 255.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16559F
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 159)
HSL	hsl(212, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(212, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.2%, 46.5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.31, 9.27, -45.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.31, 46.49, 281.50°)
OKLab	oklab(45.34% -0.0336 -0.1309)
OKLCH	oklch(45.34% 0.135 255.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.8350, 9.1695, 34.0457)
Luminance	0.0917 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16559F #9F6016

analogous

#16999F #16559F #1C169F

triadic

#16559F #9F1655 #559F16

tetradic

#16559F #9F1699 #9F6016 #169F1C

square

#16559F #9F1699 #9F6016 #169F1C

split-complementary

#16559F #9F1C16 #999F16

monochromatic

#071C33 #0F3869 #16559F #1D72D5 #4A91E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.41

#16559F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#16559F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16559F

7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16559F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16559F	1.00	7.41	2.83	7.41
#FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5CA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#07509E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16559f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.135 255.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d84bc',
    500: '#16559f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16559f;
$custom-light: #6d84bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16559f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.409,
    "s": 75.691,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45344,
    "c": 0.13514,
    "h": 255.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16559F

secondary

#C78D4A

accent

#9B36F2

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #16559F

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

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