#165699#165699

#165699 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.126 H 253.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165699
RGB	rgb(22, 86, 153)
HSL	hsl(211, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(211, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 43.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.22, 6.17, -42.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.22, 42.54, 278.34°)
OKLab	oklab(45.15% -0.0357 -0.1207)
OKLCH	oklch(45.15% 0.126 253.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.4063, 9.1249, 31.3963)
Luminance	0.0913 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165699 #995916

analogous

#169899 #165699 #181699

triadic

#165699 #991656 #569916

tetradic

#165699 #991698 #995916 #169918

square

#165699 #991698 #995916 #169918

split-complementary

#165699 #991816 #989916

monochromatic

#071A2E #0E3863 #165699 #1E74CF #4593E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#165699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#165699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165699

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165699	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#345B9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A5098

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006670

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 86, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.126 253.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c85b7',
    500: '#165699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165699;
$custom-light: #6c85b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.687,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45153,
    "c": 0.12582,
    "h": 253.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165699

secondary

#C58746

accent

#9636F1

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #165699

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

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