#164EB0#164EB0

#164EB0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.167 H 260.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164EB0
RGB	rgb(22, 78, 176)
HSL	hsl(218, 78%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(218, 88%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(87.5%, 55.7%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.50, 20.84, -57.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.50, 60.69, 290.09°)
OKLab	oklab(45.12% -0.0264 -0.1647)
OKLCH	oklch(45.12% 0.167 260.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.8889, 8.7525, 42.1814)
Luminance	0.0875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164EB0 #B07816

analogous

#169BB0 #164EB0 #2B16B0

triadic

#164EB0 #B0164E #4EB016

tetradic

#164EB0 #B0169B #B07816 #16B02B

square

#164EB0 #B0169B #B07816 #16B02B

split-complementary

#164EB0 #B02B16 #9BB016

monochromatic

#081E43 #0F367A #164EB0 #2067E3 #568CEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.63

#164EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#164EB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164EB0

7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164EB0	1.00	7.63	2.75	7.63
#FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006777

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 78, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.167 260.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#727ec8',
    500: '#164eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164eb0;
$custom-light: #727ec8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.182,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45115,
    "c": 0.16679,
    "h": 260.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164EB0

secondary

#CDA155

accent

#AE34F4

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#090913

muted

#7B7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #164EB0

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

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