#164AC9#164AC9

#164AC9 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.204 H 263.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164AC9
RGB	rgb(22, 74, 201)
HSL	hsl(223, 80%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(223, 89%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(89.1%, 63.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.52, 33.30, -70.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.52, 77.52, 295.44°)
OKLab	oklab(46.53% -0.0232 -0.2029)
OKLCH	oklch(46.53% 0.204 263.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.3185, 9.2834, 56.3369)
Luminance	0.0929 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164AC9 #C99516

analogous

#16A3C9 #164AC9 #3B16C9

triadic

#164AC9 #C9164A #4AC916

tetradic

#164AC9 #C916A3 #C99516 #16C93B

square

#164AC9 #C916A3 #C99516 #16C93B

split-complementary

#164AC9 #C93B16 #A3C916

monochromatic

#0A215B #103692 #164AC9 #3368E9 #6B91EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.35

#164AC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#164AC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164AC9

7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164AC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164AC9	1.00	7.35	2.86	7.35
#FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ECD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164ac9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 74, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.204 263.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#797cdb',
    500: '#164ac9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164ac9;
$custom-light: #797cdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164ac9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.57,
    "s": 80.269,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46525,
    "c": 0.2042,
    "h": 263.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164AC9

secondary

#D4B467

accent

#BD31F7

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEEFB

border

#CAC9D4

text

#0B0915

muted

#7C7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #164AC9

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

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