#165599#165599

#165599 is a dark, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.127 H 254.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165599
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 153)
HSL	hsl(211, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(211, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 44.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.92, 6.83, -42.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.92, 43.12, 279.12°)
OKLab	oklab(44.92% -0.0349 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(44.92% 0.127 254.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.3270, 8.9663, 31.3699)
Luminance	0.0897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165599 #995A16

analogous

#169799 #165599 #191699

triadic

#165599 #991655 #559916

tetradic

#165599 #991697 #995A16 #169919

square

#165599 #991697 #995A16 #169919

split-complementary

#165599 #991916 #979916

monochromatic

#071A2E #0E3763 #165599 #1E73CF #4592E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#165599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#165599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165599

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165599	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#325B9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#174F98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00656F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.127 254.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c84b7',
    500: '#165599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165599;
$custom-light: #6c84b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.145,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44917,
    "c": 0.12699,
    "h": 254.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165599

secondary

#C58846

accent

#9736F1

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #165599

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

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