#165BA0#165BA0

#165BA0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.129 H 252.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165BA0
RGB	rgb(22, 91, 160)
HSL	hsl(210, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(210, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.3%, 43.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.18, 5.73, -43.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.18, 43.53, 277.56°)
OKLab	oklab(46.82% -0.0382 -0.1237)
OKLCH	oklch(46.82% 0.129 252.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.4147, 10.1895, 34.6687)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165BA0 #A05B16

analogous

#16A0A0 #165BA0 #1616A0

triadic

#165BA0 #A0165B #5BA016

tetradic

#165BA0 #A016A0 #A05B16 #16A016

square

#165BA0 #A016A0 #A05B16 #16A016

split-complementary

#165BA0 #A01616 #A0A016

monochromatic

#071E34 #0F3C6A #165BA0 #1D7AD6 #4A98E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#165BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#165BA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165BA0

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165BA0	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3860A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E549F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 91, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.129 252.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d88bc',
    500: '#165ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165ba0;
$custom-light: #6d88bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 75.824,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46818,
    "c": 0.12945,
    "h": 252.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165BA0

secondary

#C8894A

accent

#9435F2

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #165BA0

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

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