#165DA1#165DA1

#165DA1 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.129 H 252.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165DA1
RGB	rgb(22, 93, 161)
HSL	hsl(209, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.3%, 42.2%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.85, 4.83, -42.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.85, 42.96, 276.45°)
OKLab	oklab(47.36% -0.0396 -0.1223)
OKLCH	oklch(47.36% 0.129 252.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.6758, 10.5711, 35.1891)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165DA1 #A15A16

analogous

#16A19F #165DA1 #1617A1

triadic

#165DA1 #A1165D #5DA116

tetradic

#165DA1 #9F16A1 #A15A16 #17A116

square

#165DA1 #9F16A1 #A15A16 #17A116

split-complementary

#165DA1 #A11617 #A19F16

monochromatic

#071F35 #0F3E6B #165DA1 #1D7CD7 #4B9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#165DA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#165DA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165DA1

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165DA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165DA1	1.00	6.74	3.11	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B62A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2256A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165da1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 93, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.129 252.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e8abd',
    500: '#165da1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165da1;
$custom-light: #6e8abd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165da1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.353,
    "s": 75.956,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47359,
    "c": 0.12851,
    "h": 252.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165DA1

secondary

#C8884B

accent

#9235F3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #165DA1

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

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