#164E81#164E81

#164E81 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.102 H 250.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164E81
RGB	rgb(22, 78, 129)
HSL	hsl(209, 71%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(209, 83%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.9%, 39.5%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.27, 1.70, -33.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.27, 33.80, 272.89°)
OKLab	oklab(41.59% -0.0346 -0.0963)
OKLCH	oklch(41.59% 0.102 250.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.0162, 7.2035, 21.7852)
Luminance	0.0720 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164E81 #814916

analogous

#16817F #164E81 #161981

triadic

#164E81 #81164E #4E8116

tetradic

#164E81 #7F1681 #814916 #198116

square

#164E81 #7F1681 #814916 #198116

split-complementary

#164E81 #811619 #817F16

monochromatic

#04101A #0D2E4D #164E81 #1F6EB5 #358DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.60

#164E81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#164E81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164E81

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164E81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164E81	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)

#365183

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#254780

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164e81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 78, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.102 250.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#667fa6',
    500: '#164e81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164e81;
$custom-light: #667fa6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164e81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.598,
    "s": 70.861,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41587,
    "c": 0.10238,
    "h": 250.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164E81

secondary

#B6773D

accent

#903AEE

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#EBEEF4

border

#C6C9CE

text

#070A0F

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #164E81

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

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