#164D8C#164D8C

#164D8C is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.119 H 254.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164D8C
RGB	rgb(22, 77, 140)
HSL	hsl(212, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(212, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.3%, 45%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.64, 6.86, -39.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.64, 40.53, 279.75°)
OKLab	oklab(42.1% -0.0311 -0.1145)
OKLCH	oklch(42.1% 0.119 254.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.7166, 7.3708, 25.8219)
Luminance	0.0737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164D8C #8C5516

analogous

#16888C #164D8C #1A168C

triadic

#164D8C #8C164D #4D8C16

tetradic

#164D8C #8C1688 #8C5516 #168C1A

square

#164D8C #8C1688 #8C5516 #168C1A

split-complementary

#164D8C #8C1A16 #888C16

monochromatic

#051322 #0E3057 #164D8C #1E6AC1 #3C89E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.49

#164D8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#164D8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164D8C

8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164D8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164D8C	1.00	8.49	2.47	8.49
#FFFFFF	8.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C528E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#14488B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164d8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 77, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.119 254.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#697eae',
    500: '#164d8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164d8c;
$custom-light: #697eae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164d8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.034,
    "s": 72.84,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42098,
    "c": 0.11867,
    "h": 254.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164D8C

secondary

#C0833E

accent

#9A38F0

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#070910

muted

#7A7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #164D8C

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

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