#16609F#16609F

#16609F is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.123 H 249.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16609F
RGB	rgb(22, 96, 159)
HSL	hsl(208, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(208, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.2%, 39.6%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.64, 2.10, -40.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.64, 40.28, 272.99°)
OKLab	oklab(47.94% -0.0426 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(47.94% 0.123 249.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.7694, 11.0382, 34.3571)
Luminance	0.1104 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16609F #9F5516

analogous

#169F99 #16609F #161C9F

triadic

#16609F #9F1660 #609F16

tetradic

#16609F #99169F #9F5516 #1C9F16

square

#16609F #99169F #9F5516 #1C9F16

split-complementary

#16609F #9F161C #9F9916

monochromatic

#071F33 #0F4069 #16609F #1D80D5 #4A9EE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#16609F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#16609F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16609F

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16609F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16609F	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4164A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B589E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16609f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 96, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.123 249.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8cbc',
    500: '#16609f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16609f;
$custom-light: #6d8cbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16609f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.591,
    "s": 75.691,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47942,
    "c": 0.12259,
    "h": 249.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16609F

secondary

#C7834A

accent

#8C36F2

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C12

muted

#7B7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #16609F

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

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