#165775

A dark, moderate blue closely aligning with Darkslategray.

About #165775

Visually, #165775 is defined as a moderate blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslategray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 22, 87, and 117.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 81% cyan and 26% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#165775
RGB22, 87, 117
HSL198.9°, 68.3%, 27.3%
CMYK81%, 26%, 0%, 54%
HSV198.9°, 81.2%, 45.9%
LAB34.5, -8.8, -22.7
XYZ6.9, 8.3, 18.1
Decimal1464181

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.91:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.65:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.56:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.26:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #165775; }
.text-color { color: #165775; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #165775; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F