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#165EA0

#165ea0 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#165ea0 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 36.86% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.25% cyan, 41.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 208.7°, with 75.82% saturation and 35.69% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 1.27.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1071

Complementary

  1. #165ea0
  2. #a05816

Split complementary

  1. #165ea0
  2. #a01619
  3. #a09d16

Analogous

  1. #16a09d
  2. #165ea0
  3. #1619a0

Triadic

  1. #165ea0
  2. #a0165e
  3. #5ea016

Tetradic

  1. #165ea0
  2. #5816a0
  3. #a05816
  4. #5ea016

Square

  1. #165ea0
  2. #9d16a0
  3. #a05816
  4. #19a016

Monochromatic

  1. #040f1a
  2. #0d365d
  3. #165ea0
  4. #2285e1
  5. #65aaea

Shades

#165ea0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #165ea0
  2. #145590
  3. #124b80
  4. #0f4270
  5. #0d3860
  6. #0b2f50
  7. #092640
  8. #071c30
  9. #041320
  10. #020910
  11. #000000

Tints

#165ea0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #165ea0
  2. #2d6eaa
  3. #457eb3
  4. #5c8ebd
  5. #739ec6
  6. #8bafd0
  7. #a2bfd9
  8. #b9cfe3
  9. #d0dfec
  10. #e8eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#165ea0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #165ea0
  2. #21619d
  3. #2b659a
  4. #366896
  5. #406c93
  6. #4b6f90
  7. #56728d
  8. #60768a
  9. #6b7986
  10. #757d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495d7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d63a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #26579f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3261a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #205a9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006889 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-165ea0 {
  color: #165ea0;
}
Background
.bg-165ea0 {
  background-color: #165ea0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-165ea0 {
  border: 2px solid #165ea0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #165ea0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 94 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 76% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-165ea0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #165ea0, #1619a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-165ea0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 94 160 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 1.27 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.80 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.90 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.69 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.96 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.22 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.38 #e9a15f Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#165ea0  rgb(22, 94, 160)  hsl(209, 76%, 36%)  Lapis Lazuli
#a05816  rgb(160, 88, 22)  hsl(29, 76%, 36%)  Ginger
#a0165e  rgb(160, 22, 94)  hsl(329, 76%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5ea016  rgb(94, 160, 22)  hsl(89, 76%, 36%)  Olive Drab