#165EB6 Color

#165EB6 is rgb(22, 94, 182) in RGB and hsl(213, 78%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#165EB6

HEX#165EB6

RGBrgb(22, 94, 182)

HSLhsl(213, 78%, 40%)

HSVhsv(213, 88%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(49.1% 0.155 256.5)

CMYKcmyk(88%, 48%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #165EB6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.34:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #165EB6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#165EB6 Complementary#B66E16 Analogous#16AEB6 Analogous#1E16B6 Triadic#B6165E Triadic#5EB616

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #165EB6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1B71DA #3C89E7 #609FEB #84B5F0 #A9CBF4 #D2E4F9

Shades

#14529F #114788 #0E3B71 #0B2D56 #082140 #051529

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