#166690#166690

#166690 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.099 H 237.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166690
RGB	rgb(22, 102, 144)
HSL	hsl(201, 73%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(201, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.7%, 29.2%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.71, -7.51, -29.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.71, 30.50, 255.74°)
OKLab	oklab(48.52% -0.0525 -0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(48.52% 0.099 237.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.1143, 11.6857, 28.1026)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166690 #904016

analogous

#16907D #166690 #162990

triadic

#166690 #901666 #669016

tetradic

#166690 #7D1690 #904016 #299016

square

#166690 #7D1690 #904016 #299016

split-complementary

#166690 #901629 #907D16

monochromatic

#061B26 #0E405B #166690 #1E8CC5 #3FAAE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#166690 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#166690 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166690

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166690	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166690	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526692

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#425B8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007175

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166690;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 102, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.099 237.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a91b0',
    500: '#166690',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166690;
$custom-light: #6a91b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166690",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.656,
    "s": 73.494,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48521,
    "c": 0.0988,
    "h": 237.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11687
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166690

secondary

#C26D40

accent

#7738F0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F5

border

#C7CBCF

text

#080C10

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #166690

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

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