#164ebc

Color #164ebc

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 11.71 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#164ebc

RGB

rgb(22, 78, 188)

HSL

hsl(219.8, 79%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.8, 88.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(88.3%, 58.5%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(36.46, 25.61, -62.52)

LCH

lch(36.46, 67.56, 292.28)

OKLCH

oklch(46.1%, 0.1827, 261.98)

HWB

hwb(219.8, 8.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc8416

Analogous

#16a1bc

#164ebc

#3116bc

Triadic

#164ebc

#bc164e

#4ebc16

Split-complementary

#164ebc

#bc3116

#a1bc16

Tetradic

#164ebc

#8416bc

#bc8416

#4ebc16

Square

#164ebc

#bc16a1

#bc8416

#16bc31

Shades

Color #164ebc mixed toward black.

#12419d

#0f347d

#0b275e

#071a3f

#040d1f

Tints

Color #164ebc mixed toward white.

#1f62e5

#4c81ea

#79a1ef

#a6c0f5

#d2e0fa

Tones

Color #164ebc mixed toward gray.

#2452ae

#3257a0

#405c93

#4d6085

#5b6577

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.85:1

White text reads better on this background (7.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3637aa · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#332fa5 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#1c9995 · ΔE 39.1

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 26.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #164ebc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#164ebc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#164ebc (#164ebc) is rgb(22, 78, 188) in RGB.

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

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