#164EC9#164EC9

#164EC9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.200 H 262.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164EC9
RGB	rgb(22, 78, 201)
HSL	hsl(221, 80%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(221, 89%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(89.1%, 61.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.54, 30.69, -68.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.54, 74.91, 294.19°)
OKLab	oklab(47.28% -0.0249 -0.1979)
OKLCH	oklch(47.28% 0.2 262.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.5941, 9.8346, 56.4288)
Luminance	0.0984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164EC9 #C99116

analogous

#16A7C9 #164EC9 #3716C9

triadic

#164EC9 #C9164E #4EC916

tetradic

#164EC9 #C916A7 #C99116 #16C937

square

#164EC9 #C916A7 #C99116 #16C937

split-complementary

#164EC9 #C93716 #A7C916

monochromatic

#0A235B #103992 #164EC9 #336CE9 #6B94EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#164EC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#164EC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164EC9

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164EC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164EC9	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164ec9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 78, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.200 262.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#797fda',
    500: '#164ec9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164ec9;
$custom-light: #797fda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164ec9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.229,
    "s": 80.269,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47283,
    "c": 0.1995,
    "h": 262.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164EC9

secondary

#D4B267

accent

#B931F7

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEEFB

border

#CAC9D4

text

#0B0A15

muted

#7C7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #164EC9

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

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