#164C8B#164C8B

#164C8B is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.118 H 255.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164C8B
RGB	rgb(22, 76, 139)
HSL	hsl(212, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(212, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.2%, 45.3%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.26, 7.13, -39.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.26, 40.56, 280.12°)
OKLab	oklab(41.79% -0.0304 -0.1145)
OKLCH	oklch(41.79% 0.118 255.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.5738, 7.2026, 25.4122)
Luminance	0.0720 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164C8B #8B5516

analogous

#16878B #164C8B #1B168B

triadic

#164C8B #8B164C #4C8B16

tetradic

#164C8B #8B1687 #8B5516 #168B1B

square

#164C8B #8B1687 #8B5516 #168B1B

split-complementary

#164C8B #8B1B16 #878B16

monochromatic

#051221 #0E2F56 #164C8B #1E69C0 #3B87E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.60

#164C8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#164C8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164C8B

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164C8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164C8B	1.00	8.60	2.44	8.60
#FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B528D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#13478A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164c8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 76, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.118 255.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#687dad',
    500: '#164c8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164c8b;
$custom-light: #687dad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164c8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.308,
    "s": 72.671,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41788,
    "c": 0.11848,
    "h": 255.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164C8B

secondary

#BF833E

accent

#9B38EF

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#070910

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #164C8B

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

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