#166989#166989

#166989 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.090 H 229.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166989
RGB	rgb(22, 105, 137)
HSL	hsl(197, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(197, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 23.4%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.34, -11.94, -24.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.34, 27.14, 243.90°)
OKLab	oklab(48.91% -0.058 -0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(48.91% 0.09 229.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.8960, 12.0786, 25.4719)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166989 #893616

analogous

#16896F #166989 #162F89

triadic

#166989 #891669 #698916

tetradic

#166989 #6F1689 #893616 #2F8916

square

#166989 #6F1689 #893616 #2F8916

split-complementary

#166989 #89162F #896F16

monochromatic

#051820 #0E4154 #166989 #1E91BE #3AB1DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#166989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#166989 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166989

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166989	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58678B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495D89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 105, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.090 229.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6993ab',
    500: '#166989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166989;
$custom-light: #6993ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.696,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48913,
    "c": 0.08984,
    "h": 229.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166989

secondary

#BD613E

accent

#6B39EF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #166989

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

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