#165E99#165E99

#165E99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.117 H 248.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165E99
RGB	rgb(22, 94, 153)
HSL	hsl(207, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(207, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 38.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.68, 0.98, -38.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.68, 38.18, 271.48°)
OKLab	oklab(47.07% -0.0424 -0.109)
OKLCH	oklch(47.07% 0.117 248.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.0811, 10.4746, 31.6213)
Luminance	0.1048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165E99 #995116

analogous

#169993 #165E99 #161D99

triadic

#165E99 #99165E #5E9916

tetradic

#165E99 #931699 #995116 #1D9916

square

#165E99 #931699 #995116 #1D9916

split-complementary

#165E99 #99161D #999316

monochromatic

#071C2E #0E3D63 #165E99 #1E7FCF #459DE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#165E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#165E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165E99

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165E99	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#42619B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5698

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 94, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.117 248.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c8bb7',
    500: '#165e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165e99;
$custom-light: #6c8bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.023,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47074,
    "c": 0.11694,
    "h": 248.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165E99

secondary

#C57F46

accent

#8B36F1

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #165E99

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

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