#165279#165279

#165279 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.088 H 242.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165279
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 121)
HSL	hsl(204, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(204, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 32.2%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.10, -4.10, -27.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.10, 27.78, 261.51°)
OKLab	oklab(42.1% -0.0409 -0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(42.1% 0.088 242.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.7980, 7.5848, 19.1912)
Luminance	0.0759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165279 #793D16

analogous

#16796E #165279 #162179

triadic

#165279 #791652 #527916

tetradic

#165279 #6E1679 #793D16 #217916

square

#165279 #6E1679 #793D16 #217916

split-complementary

#165279 #791621 #796E16

monochromatic

#05121A #0D2F45 #165279 #1F75AD #3097D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.34

#165279 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#165279 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165279

8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165279	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165279	1.00	8.34	2.52	8.34
#FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#40537B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#324A78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165279;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.088 242.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6482a0',
    500: '#165279',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165279;
$custom-light: #6482a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165279",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.636,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.421,
    "c": 0.088,
    "h": 242.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165279

secondary

#AE693D

accent

#813CEC

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#060A0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #165279

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

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