#165FA0
A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Steelblue.
About #165FA0
Visually, #165FA0 is defined as a vivid blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 22 red, 95 green, and 160 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 86% cyan and 41% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 208.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.
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. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#165FA0
RGB22, 95, 160
HSL208.3°, 75.8%, 35.7%
CMYK86%, 41%, 0%, 37%
HSV208.3°, 86.2%, 62.7%
LAB39.4, 3.1, -41.2
XYZ10.8, 10.9, 34.8
Decimal1466272
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
6.61:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.18:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.31:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.70:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #165FA0;
}
.text-color {
color: #165FA0;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #165FA0;
}