#165AB3#165AB3

#165AB3 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.156 H 257.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165AB3
RGB	rgb(22, 90, 179)
HSL	hsl(214, 78%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(214, 88%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(87.7%, 49.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.13, 14.03, -52.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.13, 54.72, 284.86°)
OKLab	oklab(47.96% -0.0338 -0.1524)
OKLCH	oklch(47.96% 0.156 257.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.1207, 10.7360, 44.0725)
Luminance	0.1074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165AB3 #B36F16

analogous

#16A8B3 #165AB3 #2116B3

triadic

#165AB3 #B3165A #5AB316

tetradic

#165AB3 #B316A8 #B36F16 #16B321

square

#165AB3 #B316A8 #B36F16 #16B321

split-complementary

#165AB3 #B32116 #A8B316

monochromatic

#092346 #0F3F7C #165AB3 #2276E4 #5998EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#165AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#165AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165AB3

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165AB3	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2363B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00707E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 90, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.156 257.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7287ca',
    500: '#165ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165ab3;
$custom-light: #7287ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.013,
    "s": 78.109,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47955,
    "c": 0.15606,
    "h": 257.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165AB3

secondary

#CE9A57

accent

#A133F5

background

#F7F8FC

surface

#EEEFF8

border

#C9CAD1

text

#090B13

muted

#7B7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #165AB3

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

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