#165C9F#165C9F

#165C9F is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.127 H 252.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165C9F
RGB	rgb(22, 92, 159)
HSL	hsl(209, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(209, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.2%, 42.1%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.42, 4.67, -42.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.42, 42.43, 276.32°)
OKLab	oklab(46.99% -0.0392 -0.1208)
OKLCH	oklch(46.99% 0.127 252)
XYZ	xyz(10.4137, 10.3267, 34.2386)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165C9F #9F5916

analogous

#169F9D #165C9F #16179F

triadic

#165C9F #9F165C #5C9F16

tetradic

#165C9F #9D169F #9F5916 #179F16

square

#165C9F #9D169F #9F5916 #179F16

split-complementary

#165C9F #9F1617 #9F9D16

monochromatic

#071E33 #0F3D69 #165C9F #1D7BD5 #4A99E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#165C9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#165C9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165C9F

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165C9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165C9F	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A61A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#22559E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165c9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 92, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.127 252.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d89bc',
    500: '#165c9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165c9f;
$custom-light: #6d89bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165c9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.343,
    "s": 75.691,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46987,
    "c": 0.12698,
    "h": 252
  },
  "luminance": 0.10328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165C9F

secondary

#C7874A

accent

#9236F2

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #165C9F

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

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