#16569F#16569F

#16569F is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.134 H 255.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16569F
RGB	rgb(22, 86, 159)
HSL	hsl(212, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(212, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.2%, 45.9%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.61, 8.61, -45.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.61, 45.89, 280.81°)
OKLab	oklab(45.58% -0.0344 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(45.58% 0.134 255.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.9143, 9.3281, 34.0721)
Luminance	0.0933 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16569F #9F5F16

analogous

#169A9F #16569F #1A169F

triadic

#16569F #9F1656 #569F16

tetradic

#16569F #9F169A #9F5F16 #169F1A

square

#16569F #9F169A #9F5F16 #169F1A

split-complementary

#16569F #9F1A16 #9A9F16

monochromatic

#071C33 #0F3969 #16569F #1D73D5 #4A93E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.33

#16569F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#16569F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16569F

7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16569F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16569F	1.00	7.33	2.87	7.33
#FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F5DA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D519E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16569f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 86, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.134 255.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d85bc',
    500: '#16569f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16569f;
$custom-light: #6d85bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16569f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.971,
    "s": 75.691,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45576,
    "c": 0.13395,
    "h": 255.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16569F

secondary

#C78D4A

accent

#9A36F2

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #16569F

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

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