#16587C#16587C

#16587C is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.087 H 238.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16587C
RGB	rgb(22, 88, 124)
HSL	hsl(201, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(201, 82%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.3%, 29%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.21, -6.69, -26.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.21, 26.87, 255.59°)
OKLab	oklab(43.82% -0.0459 -0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(43.82% 0.087 238.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.4572, 8.6043, 20.3326)
Luminance	0.0861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16587C #7C3A16

analogous

#167C6D #16587C #16257C

triadic

#16587C #7C1658 #587C16

tetradic

#16587C #6D167C #7C3A16 #257C16

square

#16587C #6D167C #7C3A16 #257C16

split-complementary

#16587C #7C1625 #7C6D16

monochromatic

#05121A #0D3348 #16587C #1F7DB0 #329FDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#16587C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#16587C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16587C

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16587C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16587C	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47587E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#394F7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006164

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16587c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 88, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.087 238.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6587a2',
    500: '#16587c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16587c;
$custom-light: #6587a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16587c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.176,
    "s": 69.863,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43822,
    "c": 0.08672,
    "h": 238.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16587C

secondary

#B1663D

accent

#7A3BED

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#EBEFF3

border

#C6CACD

text

#060B0F

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16587C

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

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