#165D9F#165D9F

#165D9F is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.126 H 251.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165D9F
RGB	rgb(22, 93, 159)
HSL	hsl(209, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(209, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.2%, 41.5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.73, 4.03, -41.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.73, 41.88, 275.52°)
OKLab	oklab(47.23% -0.0401 -0.1193)
OKLCH	oklch(47.23% 0.126 251.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.5009, 10.5011, 34.2676)
Luminance	0.1050 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165D9F #9F5816

analogous

#169F9C #165D9F #16189F

triadic

#165D9F #9F165D #5D9F16

tetradic

#165D9F #9C169F #9F5816 #189F16

square

#165D9F #9C169F #9F5816 #189F16

split-complementary

#165D9F #9F1618 #9F9C16

monochromatic

#071E33 #0F3E69 #165D9F #1D7CD5 #4A9BE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#165D9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#165D9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165D9F

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165D9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165D9F	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C62A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#25569E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165d9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 93, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.126 251.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8abc',
    500: '#165d9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165d9f;
$custom-light: #6d8abc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165d9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.905,
    "s": 75.691,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47225,
    "c": 0.12587,
    "h": 251.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165D9F

secondary

#C7864A

accent

#9036F2

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #165D9F

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

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