#164B89#164B89

#164B89 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.117 H 255.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164B89
RGB	rgb(22, 75, 137)
HSL	hsl(212, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(212, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 45.3%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.83, 6.98, -39.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.83, 40.01, 280.05°)
OKLab	oklab(41.4% -0.03 -0.113)
OKLCH	oklch(41.4% 0.117 255.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.3606, 7.0080, 24.6268)
Luminance	0.0701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164B89 #895416

analogous

#168489 #164B89 #1A1689

triadic

#164B89 #89164B #4B8916

tetradic

#164B89 #891684 #895416 #16891A

square

#164B89 #891684 #895416 #16891A

split-complementary

#164B89 #891A16 #848916

monochromatic

#051120 #0E2E54 #164B89 #1E68BE #3A86DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#164B89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#164B89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164B89

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164B89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164B89	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B508B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#134688

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164b89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 75, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.117 255.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#687cac',
    500: '#164b89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164b89;
$custom-light: #687cac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164b89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.348,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41405,
    "c": 0.1169,
    "h": 255.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164B89

secondary

#BD823E

accent

#9B39EF

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#070910

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #164B89

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

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