#164EA0#164EA0

#164EA0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.145 H 258.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164EA0
RGB	rgb(22, 78, 160)
HSL	hsl(216, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(216, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.3%, 51.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.31, 14.37, -49.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.31, 51.44, 286.22°)
OKLab	oklab(43.82% -0.0283 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(43.82% 0.145 258.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.3981, 8.1562, 34.3299)
Luminance	0.0816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164EA0 #A06816

analogous

#1693A0 #164EA0 #2316A0

triadic

#164EA0 #A0164E #4EA016

tetradic

#164EA0 #A01693 #A06816 #16A023

square

#164EA0 #A01693 #A06816 #16A023

split-complementary

#164EA0 #A02316 #93A016

monochromatic

#071A34 #0F346A #164EA0 #1D68D6 #4A8AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#164EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#164EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164EA0

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164EA0	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1857A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004B9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00626F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 78, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.145 258.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e7ebd',
    500: '#164ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164ea0;
$custom-light: #6e7ebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.652,
    "s": 75.824,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43824,
    "c": 0.14509,
    "h": 258.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164EA0

secondary

#C8954A

accent

#A635F2

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF6

border

#C8C9D0

text

#080912

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #164EA0

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

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