#16588D#16588D

#16588D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.108 H 247.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16588D
RGB	rgb(22, 88, 141)
HSL	hsl(207, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(207, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.4%, 37.6%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.12, 0.03, -34.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.12, 34.99, 270.05°)
OKLab	oklab(44.84% -0.0404 -0.0998)
OKLCH	oklch(44.84% 0.108 247.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.6265, 9.0720, 26.4906)
Luminance	0.0907 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16588D #8D4B16

analogous

#168D87 #16588D #161C8D

triadic

#16588D #8D1658 #588D16

tetradic

#16588D #87168D #8D4B16 #1C8D16

square

#16588D #87168D #8D4B16 #1C8D16

split-complementary

#16588D #8D161C #8D8716

monochromatic

#051623 #0E3758 #16588D #1E79C2 #3D98E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#16588D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#16588D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16588D

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16588D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16588D	1.00	7.46	2.81	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F5B8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D508C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00656B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16588d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 88, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.108 247.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6986ae',
    500: '#16588d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16588d;
$custom-light: #6986ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16588d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.723,
    "s": 73.006,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44841,
    "c": 0.10766,
    "h": 247.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16588D

secondary

#C1783E

accent

#8A38F0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECEFF4

border

#C7CACE

text

#070B10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16588D

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

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