#164da6

Color #164da6

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.15 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#164da6

RGB

rgb(22, 77, 166)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 76.6%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 86.7%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(86.7%, 53.6%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(34.46, 17.49, -52.74)

LCH

lch(34.46, 55.56, 288.35)

OKLCH

oklch(44.1%, 0.1545, 260.01)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 8.6%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a66f16

Analogous

#1695a6

#164da6

#2716a6

Triadic

#164da6

#a6164d

#4da616

Split-complementary

#164da6

#a62716

#95a616

Tetradic

#164da6

#6f16a6

#a66f16

#4da616

Square

#164da6

#a61695

#a66f16

#16a627

Shades

Color #164da6 mixed toward black.

#12408a

#0f336f

#0b2753

#071a37

#040d1c

Tints

Color #164da6 mixed toward white.

#1c63d6

#4280e6

#71a0ec

#a0c0f2

#d0dff9

Tones

Color #164da6 mixed toward gray.

#22509a

#2e538e

#3a5682

#465876

#525b6a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.65:1

White text reads better on this background (7.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#363696 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#332f92 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#1c8985 · ΔE 34.5

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 24.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #164da6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#164da6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#164da6 (#164da6) is rgb(22, 77, 166) in RGB.

No, #164da6 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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