#165EA1#165EA1

#165EA1 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.127 H 251.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165EA1
RGB	rgb(22, 94, 161)
HSL	hsl(209, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.3%, 41.6%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.15, 4.18, -42.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.15, 42.40, 275.66°)
OKLab	oklab(47.6% -0.0404 -0.1208)
OKLCH	oklch(47.6% 0.127 251.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.7642, 10.7478, 35.2185)
Luminance	0.1075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165EA1 #A15916

analogous

#16A19E #165EA1 #1618A1

triadic

#165EA1 #A1165E #5EA116

tetradic

#165EA1 #9E16A1 #A15916 #18A116

square

#165EA1 #9E16A1 #A15916 #18A116

split-complementary

#165EA1 #A11618 #A19E16

monochromatic

#071F35 #0F3F6B #165EA1 #1D7DD7 #4B9BE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#165EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#165EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165EA1

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165EA1	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D63A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2457A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 94, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.127 251.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e8bbd',
    500: '#165ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165ea1;
$custom-light: #6e8bbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.921,
    "s": 75.956,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47596,
    "c": 0.12739,
    "h": 251.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165EA1

secondary

#C8874B

accent

#9035F3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #165EA1

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

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