#164EA1#164EA1

#164EA1 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.146 H 258.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164EA1
RGB	rgb(22, 78, 161)
HSL	hsl(216, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(216, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.3%, 51.6%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.38, 14.78, -49.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.38, 52.02, 286.51°)
OKLab	oklab(43.9% -0.0281 -0.1437)
OKLCH	oklch(43.9% 0.146 258.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.4859, 8.1914, 34.7924)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164EA1 #A16916

analogous

#1693A1 #164EA1 #2316A1

triadic

#164EA1 #A1164E #4EA116

tetradic

#164EA1 #A11693 #A16916 #16A123

square

#164EA1 #A11693 #A16916 #16A123

split-complementary

#164EA1 #A12316 #93A116

monochromatic

#071A35 #0F346B #164EA1 #1D68D7 #4B8AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#164EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#164EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164EA1

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164EA1	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)

#1757A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004B9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006270

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 78, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.146 258.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e7ebd',
    500: '#164ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164ea1;
$custom-light: #6e7ebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.827,
    "s": 75.956,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43902,
    "c": 0.14646,
    "h": 258.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164EA1

secondary

#C8964B

accent

#A635F3

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEEF7

border

#C8C9D0

text

#090912

muted

#7B7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #164EA1

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

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