#165F99#165F99

#165F99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.116 H 248.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165F99
RGB	rgb(22, 95, 153)
HSL	hsl(207, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(207, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 37.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.99, 0.35, -37.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.99, 37.68, 270.53°)
OKLab	oklab(47.32% -0.0433 -0.1075)
OKLCH	oklch(47.32% 0.116 248.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.1706, 10.6536, 31.6511)
Luminance	0.1066 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165F99 #995016

analogous

#169992 #165F99 #161E99

triadic

#165F99 #99165F #5F9916

tetradic

#165F99 #921699 #995016 #1E9916

square

#165F99 #921699 #995016 #1E9916

split-complementary

#165F99 #99161E #999216

monochromatic

#071D2E #0E3E63 #165F99 #1E80CF #459EE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#165F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#165F99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165F99

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165F99	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43629B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5798

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 95, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.116 248.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c8cb7',
    500: '#165f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165f99;
$custom-light: #6c8cb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.565,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47317,
    "c": 0.11591,
    "h": 248.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165F99

secondary

#C57E46

accent

#8936F1

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #165F99

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

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