#16587B#16587B

#16587B is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.086 H 237.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16587B
RGB	rgb(22, 88, 123)
HSL	hsl(201, 70%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(201, 82%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.1%, 28.5%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.16, -7.08, -25.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.16, 26.45, 254.48°)
OKLab	oklab(43.77% -0.0462 -0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(43.77% 0.086 237.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.3943, 8.5792, 20.0013)
Luminance	0.0858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16587B #7B3916

analogous

#167B6B #16587B #16257B

triadic

#16587B #7B1658 #587B16

tetradic

#16587B #6B167B #7B3916 #257B16

square

#16587B #6B167B #7B3916 #257B16

split-complementary

#16587B #7B1625 #7B6B16

monochromatic

#05131A #0D3347 #16587B #1F7DAF #31A0DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#16587B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#16587B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16587B

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16587B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16587B	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47587D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A4F7A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006164

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16587b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 88, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.086 237.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6587a1',
    500: '#16587b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16587b;
$custom-light: #6587a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16587b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.792,
    "s": 69.655,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43766,
    "c": 0.08559,
    "h": 237.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16587B

secondary

#B0653D

accent

#793BEC

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#060B0F

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16587B

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

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