All About Color #165BCA

#165BCA

About #165BCA

#165BCA is a medium blue color with the hex code #165BCA. In RGB it is red 22, green 91, blue 202; in HSL it is hue 217°, saturation 80%, lightness 44%; in CMYK it is 89%, 55%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 6.21:1 on white and 3.38:1 on black.

#165BCA Color Conversion

Hex triplet16, 5B, CA
CMYK89.11%, 54.95%, 0.00%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal22, 91, 202
HSL217°, 80%, 44%
RGB Octal26, 133, 312
HSV (HSB)217.00°, 89.11%, 79.22%
RGB Binary10110, 1011011, 11001010
CIE-L*AB41.08, 22.54, -63.15
RGB Percent8.63%, 35.69%, 79.22%
CIE-L*CH41.08, 67.05, 289.64
XYZ14.73, 11.92, 57.40
CIE-L*UV41.08, -19.59, -93.48
xyY0.18, 0.14, 11.92
Hunter-Lab34.52, 15.77, -74.42
RYB8.63%, 28.19%, 79.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#165BCA on a dark background: contrast 3.38:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#165BCA on a light background: contrast 6.21:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #165BCA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#165BCA · #518CEC · #0D3677 · #CA8516 · #ECB051

Analogous palette

#16CA85 · #16B5CA · #165BCA · #2B16CA · #8516CA

Triadic palette

#165BCA · #CA165B · #5BCA16 · #518CEC · #EC518C

Tetradic palette

#165BCA · #CA16B5 · #CA8516 · #16CA2B · #0D3677

Monochromatic palette

#071D40 · #0F3C85 · #165BCA · #4383EA · #88B0F2

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