#164E89#164E89

#164E89 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.113 H 253.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164E89
RGB	rgb(22, 78, 137)
HSL	hsl(211, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(211, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 43.1%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.75, 4.96, -37.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.75, 38.23, 277.46°)
OKLab	oklab(42.13% -0.0326 -0.1085)
OKLCH	oklch(42.13% 0.113 253.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.5689, 7.4246, 24.6962)
Luminance	0.0742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164E89 #895116

analogous

#168789 #164E89 #181689

triadic

#164E89 #89164E #4E8916

tetradic

#164E89 #891687 #895116 #168918

square

#164E89 #891687 #895116 #168918

split-complementary

#164E89 #891816 #878916

monochromatic

#051220 #0E3054 #164E89 #1E6CBE #3A8BDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#164E89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#164E89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164E89

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164E89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164E89	1.00	8.45	2.49	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#31538B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C4888

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164e89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 78, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.113 253.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#687fac',
    500: '#164e89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164e89;
$custom-light: #687fac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164e89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.783,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42128,
    "c": 0.11333,
    "h": 253.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164E89

secondary

#BD7F3E

accent

#9639EF

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#070A10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #164E89

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

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