#165B8E#165B8E
#165B8E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.106 H 246.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #165B8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 91, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 73%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 85%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.5%, 35.9%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.12, -1.48, -34.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.12, 34.04, 267.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.65% -0.0429 -0.0968) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.65% 0.106 246.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9526, 9.6046, 26.9680) |
| Luminance | 0.0961 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.73
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 2.87
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 3.97
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 4.36
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.50
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#165B8E #8E4916
analogous
#168E85 #165B8E #161F8E
triadic
#165B8E #8E165B #5B8E16
tetradic
#165B8E #85168E #8E4916 #1F8E16
square
#165B8E #85168E #8E4916 #1F8E16
split-complementary
#165B8E #8E161F #8E8516
monochromatic
#061724 #0E3959 #165B8E #1E7DC3 #3D9BE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.19
#165B8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.92
#165B8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #165B8E
7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##165B8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##165B8E | 1.00 | 7.19 | 2.92 | 7.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#435D90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#32528D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00676E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #165b8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 91, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.106 246.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6989af',
500: '#165b8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #165b8e; $custom-light: #6989af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#165b8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 91,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.5,
"s": 73.171,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45647,
"c": 0.10591,
"h": 246.1
},
"luminance": 0.09606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#165B8E
secondary
#C1763F
accent
#8638F0
background
#F6F8FA
surface
#ECEFF4
border
#C7CACE
text
#070B10
muted
#7A7C7F