#165979#165979

#165979 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.083 H 234.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165979
RGB	rgb(22, 89, 121)
HSL	hsl(199, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(199, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 26.4%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.39, -8.46, -23.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.39, 25.34, 250.50°)
OKLab	oklab(43.92% -0.048 -0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(43.92% 0.083 234.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.3531, 8.6949, 19.3762)
Luminance	0.0870 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165979 #793616

analogous

#167967 #165979 #162779

triadic

#165979 #791659 #597916

tetradic

#165979 #671679 #793616 #277916

square

#165979 #671679 #793616 #277916

split-complementary

#165979 #791627 #796716

monochromatic

#05131A #0D3345 #165979 #1F7FAD #30A3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#165979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#165979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165979

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165979	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49587A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C4F78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006164

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 89, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.083 234.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6587a0',
    500: '#165979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165979;
$custom-light: #6587a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.394,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43916,
    "c": 0.08274,
    "h": 234.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08696
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165979

secondary

#AE613D

accent

#753CEC

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#060B0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #165979

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

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