#16759E#16759E

#16759E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.103 H 233.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16759E
RGB	rgb(22, 117, 158)
HSL	hsl(198, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(198, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.1%, 25.9%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, -11.08, -29.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 31.42, 249.36°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% -0.0617 -0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.103 233.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.8612, 15.3601, 34.6281)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16759E #9E3F16

analogous

#169E83 #16759E #16319E

triadic

#16759E #9E1675 #759E16

tetradic

#16759E #83169E #9E3F16 #319E16

square

#16759E #83169E #9E3F16 #319E16

split-complementary

#16759E #9E1631 #9E8316

monochromatic

#072533 #0F4D68 #16759E #1D9DD4 #49B6E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#16759E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#16759E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16759E

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16759E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16759E	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6174A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F689D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008083

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16759e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 117, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.103 233.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e9cbb',
    500: '#16759e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16759e;
$custom-light: #6e9cbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16759e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.088,
    "s": 75.556,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53051,
    "c": 0.10348,
    "h": 233.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16759E

secondary

#C76F49

accent

#6E36F2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #16759E

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

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