#164DA5#164DA5

#164DA5 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.153 H 259.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164DA5
RGB	rgb(22, 77, 165)
HSL	hsl(217, 76%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(217, 87%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.7%, 53.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.38, 17.08, -52.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.38, 54.98, 288.10°)
OKLab	oklab(44% -0.0269 -0.1508)
OKLCH	oklch(44% 0.153 259.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.7738, 8.1937, 36.6564)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164DA5 #A56E16

analogous

#1695A5 #164DA5 #2616A5

triadic

#164DA5 #A5164D #4DA516

tetradic

#164DA5 #A51695 #A56E16 #16A526

square

#164DA5 #A51695 #A56E16 #16A526

split-complementary

#164DA5 #A52616 #95A516

monochromatic

#081B39 #0F346F #164DA5 #1D66DB #4E89E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#164DA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#164DA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164DA5

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164DA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164DA5	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0758A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164da5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 77, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.153 259.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7ec0',
    500: '#164da5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164da5;
$custom-light: #6f7ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164da5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.923,
    "s": 76.471,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43999,
    "c": 0.15317,
    "h": 259.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164DA5

secondary

#C99A4E

accent

#AA35F3

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF7

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090912

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #164DA5

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

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