#165C99#165C99

#165C99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.119 H 250.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165C99
RGB	rgb(22, 92, 153)
HSL	hsl(208, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(208, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 39.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.06, 2.27, -39.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.06, 39.22, 273.31°)
OKLab	oklab(46.59% -0.0407 -0.1119)
OKLCH	oklch(46.59% 0.119 250)
XYZ	xyz(9.9056, 10.1235, 31.5628)
Luminance	0.1013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#165C99 #995316

analogous

#169995 #165C99 #161B99

triadic

#165C99 #99165C #5C9916

tetradic

#165C99 #951699 #995316 #1B9916

square

#165C99 #951699 #995316 #1B9916

split-complementary

#165C99 #99161B #999516

monochromatic

#071C2E #0E3C63 #165C99 #1E7CCF #459AE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#165C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#165C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165C99

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165C99	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E609B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295498

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 92, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.119 250.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c89b7',
    500: '#165c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165c99;
$custom-light: #6c89b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.939,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46589,
    "c": 0.11908,
    "h": 250
  },
  "luminance": 0.10125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165C99

secondary

#C58146

accent

#8D36F1

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #165C99

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

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