#165F89#165F89

#165F89 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.096 H 239.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165F89
RGB	rgb(22, 95, 137)
HSL	hsl(202, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(202, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 30.7%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.13, -5.95, -29.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.13, 29.99, 258.56°)
OKLab	oklab(46.35% -0.0482 -0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(46.35% 0.096 239.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.9367, 10.1600, 25.1521)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#165F89 #894016

analogous

#168979 #165F89 #162589

triadic

#165F89 #89165F #5F8916

tetradic

#165F89 #791689 #894016 #258916

square

#165F89 #791689 #894016 #258916

split-complementary

#165F89 #891625 #897916

monochromatic

#051620 #0E3A54 #165F89 #1E84BE #3AA3DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#165F89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#165F89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165F89

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165F89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165F89	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)

#4B608B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5588

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165f89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 95, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.096 239.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#688cab',
    500: '#165f89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165f89;
$custom-light: #688cab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165f89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.913,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46354,
    "c": 0.09625,
    "h": 239.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165F89

secondary

#BD6C3E

accent

#7B39EF

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070C10

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #165F89

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

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