#164979#164979

#164979 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.097 H 250.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164979
RGB	rgb(22, 73, 121)
HSL	hsl(209, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(209, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 39.7%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.19, 1.76, -32.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.19, 32.12, 273.14°)
OKLab	oklab(39.81% -0.0321 -0.0915)
OKLCH	oklch(39.81% 0.097 250.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.1633, 6.3154, 18.9796)
Luminance	0.0632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164979 #794616

analogous

#167977 #164979 #161779

triadic

#164979 #791649 #497916

tetradic

#164979 #771679 #794616 #177916

square

#164979 #771679 #794616 #177916

split-complementary

#164979 #791617 #797716

monochromatic

#05101A #0D2A45 #164979 #1F68AD #3087D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.28

#164979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#164979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164979

9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164979	1.00	9.28	2.26	9.28
#FFFFFF	9.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#324C7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#234378

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00545B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 73, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.097 250.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#647ba0',
    500: '#164979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164979;
$custom-light: #647ba0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.091,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3981,
    "c": 0.09698,
    "h": 250.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164979

secondary

#AE743D

accent

#913CEC

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEDF2

border

#C6C8CC

text

#06090E

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #164979

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

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