#164ba7

Color #164ba7

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.2 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 6.2

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#164ba7

RGB

rgb(22, 75, 167)

HSL

hsl(218.1, 76.7%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.1, 86.8%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(86.8%, 55.1%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(33.97, 19.25, -54.14)

LCH

lch(33.97, 57.46, 289.57)

OKLCH

oklch(43.7%, 0.1584, 260.78)

HWB

hwb(218.1, 8.6%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a77216

Analogous

#1694a7

#164ba7

#2a16a7

Triadic

#164ba7

#a7164b

#4ba716

Split-complementary

#164ba7

#a72a16

#94a716

Tetradic

#164ba7

#7216a7

#a77216

#4ba716

Square

#164ba7

#a71694

#a77216

#16a72a

Shades

Color #164ba7 mixed toward black.

#123f8b

#0f326f

#0b2654

#071938

#040d1c

Tints

Color #164ba7 mixed toward white.

#1c60d6

#427ee6

#719eec

#a1bef3

#d0dff9

Tones

Color #164ba7 mixed toward gray.

#224e9b

#2e528f

#3a5583

#465877

#535b6b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.6:1

White text reads better on this background (8.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#353597 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#322d93 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#1b8985 · ΔE 35.2

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 25.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #164ba7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#164ba7]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#164ba7 (#164ba7) is rgb(22, 75, 167) in RGB.

No, #164ba7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #164ba7, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast