#164989#164989

#164989 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.119 H 256.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164989
RGB	rgb(22, 73, 137)
HSL	hsl(213, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(213, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 46.7%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.21, 8.34, -40.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.21, 41.24, 281.66°)
OKLab	oklab(40.93% -0.0283 -0.1159)
OKLCH	oklch(40.93% 0.119 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.2271, 6.7409, 24.5823)
Luminance	0.0674 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164989 #895616

analogous

#168289 #164989 #1C1689

triadic

#164989 #891649 #498916

tetradic

#164989 #891682 #895616 #16891C

square

#164989 #891682 #895616 #16891C

split-complementary

#164989 #891C16 #828916

monochromatic

#051120 #0E2D54 #164989 #1E65BE #3A83DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.94

#164989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#164989 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164989

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164989	1.00	8.94	2.35	8.94
#FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#274F8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B4588

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005862

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 73, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.119 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#687bac',
    500: '#164989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164989;
$custom-light: #687bac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.391,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40929,
    "c": 0.11934,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164989

secondary

#BD853E

accent

#9E39EF

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEDF4

border

#C7C8CE

text

#070910

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #164989

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

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