#164BC9#164BC9

#164BC9 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.203 H 263.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164BC9
RGB	rgb(22, 75, 201)
HSL	hsl(222, 80%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(222, 89%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(89.1%, 62.7%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.78, 32.65, -69.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.78, 76.87, 295.14°)
OKLab	oklab(46.71% -0.0236 -0.2016)
OKLCH	oklch(46.71% 0.203 263.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.3858, 9.4180, 56.3594)
Luminance	0.0942 (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

#164BC9 #C99416

analogous

#16A4C9 #164BC9 #3B16C9

triadic

#164BC9 #C9164B #4BC916

tetradic

#164BC9 #C916A4 #C99416 #16C93B

square

#164BC9 #C916A4 #C99416 #16C93B

split-complementary

#164BC9 #C93B16 #A4C916

monochromatic

#0A225B #103692 #164BC9 #3369E9 #6B92EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#164BC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#164BC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164BC9

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164BC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164BC9	1.00	7.28	2.88	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164bc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 75, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.203 263.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#797cda',
    500: '#164bc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164bc9;
$custom-light: #797cda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164bc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.235,
    "s": 80.269,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46712,
    "c": 0.20302,
    "h": 263.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164BC9

secondary

#D4B467

accent

#BC31F7

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEEFB

border

#CAC9D4

text

#0B0915

muted

#7C7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #164BC9

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

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