#165999#165999

#165999 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.122 H 251.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165999
RGB	rgb(22, 89, 153)
HSL	hsl(209, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(209, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 41.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.14, 4.21, -40.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.14, 40.84, 275.91°)
OKLab	oklab(45.87% -0.0382 -0.1163)
OKLCH	oklch(45.87% 0.122 251.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.6508, 9.6140, 31.4779)
Luminance	0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165999 #995616

analogous

#169998 #165999 #161899

triadic

#165999 #991659 #599916

tetradic

#165999 #981699 #995616 #189916

square

#165999 #981699 #995616 #189916

split-complementary

#165999 #991618 #999816

monochromatic

#071B2E #0E3A63 #165999 #1E78CF #4597E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#165999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#165999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165999

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165999	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395E9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225298

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 89, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.122 251.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c87b7',
    500: '#165999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165999;
$custom-light: #6c87b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.313,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45868,
    "c": 0.12238,
    "h": 251.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165999

secondary

#C58446

accent

#9236F1

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #165999

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

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