#165ecf

Color #165ecf

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 6.8 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 6

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

Conversions

HEX

#165ecf

RGB

rgb(22, 94, 207)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 80.8%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 89.4%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(89.4%, 54.6%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(42.28, 22.52, -64.08)

LCH

lch(42.28, 67.92, 289.36)

OKLCH

oklch(51%, 0.1881, 259.96)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 8.6%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cf8716

Analogous

#16bbcf

#165ecf

#2a16cf

Triadic

#165ecf

#cf165e

#5ecf16

Split-complementary

#165ecf

#cf2a16

#bbcf16

Tetradic

#165ecf

#8716cf

#cf8716

#5ecf16

Square

#165ecf

#cf16bb

#cf8716

#16cf2a

Shades

Color #165ecf mixed toward black.

#124ead

#0f3f8a

#0b2f68

#071f45

#041023

Tints

Color #165ecf mixed toward white.

#2b75e9

#5691ed

#80acf2

#aac8f6

#d5e3fb

Tones

Color #165ecf mixed toward gray.

#2562c0

#3565b0

#4468a1

#546c91

#636f82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.54:1

White text reads better on this background (5.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4142bc · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#3d38b6 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#1eaaa6 · ΔE 39.2

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 26.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #165ecf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#165ecf]

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

#165ecf (#165ecf) is rgb(22, 94, 207) in RGB.

No, #165ecf 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 #165ecf, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast