#164ba2

Color #164ba2

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 13.39 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#164ba2

RGB

rgb(22, 75, 162)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 76.1%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 86.4%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(86.4%, 53.7%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(33.58, 17.22, -51.76)

LCH

lch(33.58, 54.55, 288.4)

OKLCH

oklch(43.3%, 0.1516, 260.16)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 8.6%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a26d16

Analogous

#1691a2

#164ba2

#2716a2

Triadic

#164ba2

#a2164b

#4ba216

Split-complementary

#164ba2

#a22716

#91a216

Tetradic

#164ba2

#6d16a2

#a26d16

#4ba216

Square

#164ba2

#a21691

#a26d16

#16a227

Shades

Color #164ba2 mixed toward black.

#123f87

#0f326c

#0b2651

#071936

#040d1b

Tints

Color #164ba2 mixed toward white.

#1c61d2

#407ee5

#709eec

#9fbff2

#cfdff9

Tones

Color #164ba2 mixed toward gray.

#224e96

#2d518b

#39547f

#455673

#505968

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.56:1

White text reads better on this background (8.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#353593 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#322d8f · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#1b8582 · ΔE 33.7

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 24.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #164ba2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#164ba2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#164ba2 (#164ba2) is rgb(22, 75, 162) in RGB.

No, #164ba2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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