#165E90#165E90

#165E90 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.106 H 244.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165E90
RGB	rgb(22, 94, 144)
HSL	hsl(205, 73%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(205, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.7%, 34.7%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.18, -2.59, -33.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.18, 33.65, 265.59°)
OKLab	oklab(46.51% -0.045 -0.0954)
OKLCH	oklch(46.51% 0.106 244.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.3657, 10.1884, 27.8531)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165E90 #904816

analogous

#169085 #165E90 #162190

triadic

#165E90 #90165E #5E9016

tetradic

#165E90 #851690 #904816 #219016

square

#165E90 #851690 #904816 #219016

split-complementary

#165E90 #901621 #908516

monochromatic

#061926 #0E3B5B #165E90 #1E81C5 #3F9FE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#165E90 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#165E90 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165E90

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165E90	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165E90	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#466092

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#35558F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165e90;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 94, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.106 244.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a8bb1',
    500: '#165e90',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165e90;
$custom-light: #6a8bb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165e90",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.59,
    "s": 73.494,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46514,
    "c": 0.10554,
    "h": 244.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165E90

secondary

#C27540

accent

#8338F0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F5

border

#C7CBCF

text

#080B10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #165E90

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

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