#164979

Color #164979

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 23.03 Nearest Tailwind class sky-900 #024a70 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#164979

RGB

rgb(22, 73, 121)

HSL

hsl(209.1, 69.2%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.1, 81.8%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(81.8%, 39.7%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(30.19, 1.76, -32.08)

LCH

lch(30.19, 32.13, 273.14)

OKLCH

oklch(39.8%, 0.097, 250.67)

HWB

hwb(209.1, 8.6%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#794616

Analogous

#167977

#164979

#161779

Triadic

#164979

#791649

#497916

Split-complementary

#164979

#791617

#797716

Tetradic

#164979

#461679

#794616

#497916

Square

#164979

#771679

#794616

#177916

Shades

Color #164979 mixed toward black.

#123d65

#0f3151

#0b243c

#071828

#040c14

Tints

Color #164979 mixed toward white.

#1f68ad

#3087d9

#64a5e3

#97c3ec

#cbe1f6

Tones

Color #164979 mixed toward gray.

#1e4971

#264868

#2f4860

#374858

#3f4850

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.26:1

White text reads better on this background (9.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#333470 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#302c6d · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#1b6866 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 18.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #164979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#164979]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#164979 (#164979) is rgb(22, 73, 121) in RGB.

No, #164979 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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