#165A9F#165A9F
#165A9F is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.129 H 253.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #165A9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 90, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 76%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 86%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.2%, 43.4%, 0%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.82, 5.98, -43.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.82, 43.55, 277.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.51% -0.0376 -0.1237) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.51% 0.129 253.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2427, 9.9848, 34.1816) |
| Luminance | 0.0999 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.88
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.39
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 4.04
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 4.32
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.32
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#165A9F #9F5B16
analogous
#169E9F #165A9F #16169F
triadic
#165A9F #9F165A #5A9F16
tetradic
#165A9F #9F169E #9F5B16 #169F16
square
#165A9F #9F169E #9F5B16 #169F16
split-complementary
#165A9F #9F1616 #9E9F16
monochromatic
#071D33 #0F3C69 #165A9F #1D78D5 #4A97E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.01
#165A9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
3.00
#165A9F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #165A9F
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##165A9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##165A9F | 1.00 | 7.01 | 3.00 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3760A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1C539E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006B74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #165a9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 90, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.129 253.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d88bc',
500: '#165a9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #165a9f; $custom-light: #6d88bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#165a9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 90,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.219,
"s": 75.691,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46513,
"c": 0.12926,
"h": 253.1
},
"luminance": 0.09986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#165A9F
secondary
#C7894A
accent
#9536F2
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDEFF6
border
#C8CAD0
text
#080B12
muted
#7B7C81