#164BBF#164BBF

#164BBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.190 H 262.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164BBF
RGB	rgb(22, 75, 191)
HSL	hsl(221, 79%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(221, 88%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(88.5%, 60.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.91, 28.79, -65.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.91, 71.24, 293.83°)
OKLab	oklab(45.8% -0.0238 -0.1887)
OKLCH	oklch(45.8% 0.19 262.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.2475, 8.9627, 50.3646)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164BBF #BF8A16

analogous

#16A0BF #164BBF #3516BF

triadic

#164BBF #BF164B #4BBF16

tetradic

#164BBF #BF16A0 #BF8A16 #16BF35

square

#164BBF #BF16A0 #BF8A16 #16BF35

split-complementary

#164BBF #BF3516 #A0BF16

monochromatic

#092051 #103588 #164BBF #2C66E7 #628EED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#164BBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#164BBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164BBF

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164BBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164BBF	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00697E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164bbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 75, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.190 262.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#767cd3',
    500: '#164bbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164bbf;
$custom-light: #767cd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164bbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.183,
    "s": 79.343,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45802,
    "c": 0.19022,
    "h": 262.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164BBF

secondary

#D1AE5F

accent

#B832F6

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEEFA

border

#CAC9D3

text

#0A0914

muted

#7C7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #164BBF

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

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