#167599

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #167599

When working with digital screens, the color #167599 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Steelblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(22, 117, 153).

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 24% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#167599
RGB22, 117, 153
HSL196.5°, 74.9%, 34.3%
CMYK86%, 24%, 0%, 40%
HSV196.5°, 85.6%, 60.0%
LAB45.9, -12.9, -26.8
XYZ12.4, 15.2, 32.4
Decimal1471897

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.20:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.04:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.97:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.43:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #167599; }
.text-color { color: #167599; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #167599; }

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