#164eb9

Color #164eb9

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 12.45 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#164eb9

RGB

rgb(22, 78, 185)

HSL

hsl(219.4, 78.7%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.4, 88.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(88.1%, 57.8%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(36.22, 24.43, -61.15)

LCH

lch(36.22, 65.85, 291.78)

OKLCH

oklch(45.9%, 0.1788, 261.73)

HWB

hwb(219.4, 8.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b98116

Analogous

#169fb9

#164eb9

#3016b9

Triadic

#164eb9

#b9164e

#4eb916

Split-complementary

#164eb9

#b93016

#9fb916

Tetradic

#164eb9

#8116b9

#b98116

#4eb916

Square

#164eb9

#b9169f

#b98116

#16b930

Shades

Color #164eb9 mixed toward black.

#12419a

#0f347b

#0b275d

#071a3e

#040d1f

Tints

Color #164eb9 mixed toward white.

#1d62e4

#4b81e9

#78a1ef

#a5c0f4

#d2e0fa

Tones

Color #164eb9 mixed toward gray.

#2452ab

#31579e

#3f5b90

#4c5f83

#5a6375

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.82:1

White text reads better on this background (7.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3637a7 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#332fa2 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#1c9793 · ΔE 38.5

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 26.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #164eb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#164eb9]

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

#164eb9 (#164eb9) is rgb(22, 78, 185) in RGB.

No, #164eb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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