#165E8F#165E8F

#165E8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.104 H 244.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165E8F
RGB	rgb(22, 94, 143)
HSL	hsl(204, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(204, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.6%, 34.3%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.12, -2.98, -33.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.12, 33.16, 264.84°)
OKLab	oklab(46.45% -0.0453 -0.0939)
OKLCH	oklch(46.45% 0.104 244.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.2896, 10.1580, 27.4524)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165E8F #8F4716

analogous

#168F84 #165E8F #16218F

triadic

#165E8F #8F165E #5E8F16

tetradic

#165E8F #84168F #8F4716 #218F16

square

#165E8F #84168F #8F4716 #218F16

split-complementary

#165E8F #8F1621 #8F8416

monochromatic

#061825 #0E3B5A #165E8F #1E81C4 #3E9FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#165E8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#165E8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165E8F

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165E8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165E8F	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#476091

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#36558E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165e8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 94, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.104 244.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#698bb0',
    500: '#165e8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165e8f;
$custom-light: #698bb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165e8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.298,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46454,
    "c": 0.1043,
    "h": 244.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165E8F

secondary

#C1743F

accent

#8238F0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070B10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #165E8F

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

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