#165579#165579

#165579 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.086 H 239.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165579
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 121)
HSL	hsl(202, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(202, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 29.8%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.08, -5.99, -25.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.08, 26.62, 256.99°)
OKLab	oklab(42.88% -0.0439 -0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(42.88% 0.086 239.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.0292, 8.0472, 19.2682)
Luminance	0.0805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165579 #793A16

analogous

#16796B #165579 #162379

triadic

#165579 #791655 #557916

tetradic

#165579 #6B1679 #793A16 #237916

square

#165579 #6B1679 #793A16 #237916

split-complementary

#165579 #791623 #796B16

monochromatic

#05121A #0D3145 #165579 #1F79AD #309CD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#165579 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#165579 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165579

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165579	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165579	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#44557B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#364C78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165579;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.086 239.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6484a0',
    500: '#165579',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165579;
$custom-light: #6484a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165579",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.818,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42875,
    "c": 0.08553,
    "h": 239.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165579

secondary

#AE663D

accent

#7C3CEC

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#060B0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #165579

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

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