#165989#165989

#165989 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.102 H 245.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165989
RGB	rgb(22, 89, 137)
HSL	hsl(205, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(205, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 35%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.22, -2.20, -32.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.22, 32.48, 266.12°)
OKLab	oklab(44.84% -0.0425 -0.0922)
OKLCH	oklch(44.84% 0.102 245.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.4169, 9.1204, 24.9789)
Luminance	0.0912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165989 #894616

analogous

#16897F #165989 #162089

triadic

#165989 #891659 #598916

tetradic

#165989 #7F1689 #894616 #208916

square

#165989 #7F1689 #894616 #208916

split-complementary

#165989 #891620 #897F16

monochromatic

#051420 #0E3754 #165989 #1E7BBE #3A9ADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#165989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#165989 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165989

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165989	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#425B8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325188

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00656A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 89, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.102 245.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6887ab',
    500: '#165989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165989;
$custom-light: #6887ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.043,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44841,
    "c": 0.10154,
    "h": 245.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165989

secondary

#BD733E

accent

#8539EF

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECEFF4

border

#C7CACE

text

#070B10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #165989

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

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