#165AA0#165AA0

#165AA0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.131 H 253.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165AA0
RGB	rgb(22, 90, 160)
HSL	hsl(210, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(210, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.3%, 43.7%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.88, 6.38, -43.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.88, 44.10, 278.31°)
OKLab	oklab(46.58% -0.0374 -0.1251)
OKLCH	oklch(46.58% 0.131 253.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.3298, 10.0197, 34.6404)
Luminance	0.1002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#165AA0 #A05C16

analogous

#169FA0 #165AA0 #1716A0

triadic

#165AA0 #A0165A #5AA016

tetradic

#165AA0 #A0169F #A05C16 #16A017

square

#165AA0 #A0169F #A05C16 #16A017

split-complementary

#165AA0 #A01716 #9FA016

monochromatic

#071D34 #0F3C6A #165AA0 #1D78D6 #4A97E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#165AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#165AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165AA0

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165AA0	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3660A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B549F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 90, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.131 253.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d88bc',
    500: '#165aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165aa0;
$custom-light: #6d88bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.435,
    "s": 75.824,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46582,
    "c": 0.13059,
    "h": 253.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165AA0

secondary

#C88A4A

accent

#9535F2

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #165AA0

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

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