Information about #164B6F color

#164B6F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#164B6F falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(22, 75, 111) — 8.6% red, 29.4% green, 43.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 35 / 14 / 0 / 56. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#164B6F presents itself as a vivid, lively azure — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from JayHawk Blue (#194F6E). Slightly further away sit Guru (#154C65) and Limitless (#254B75).

In RGB terms — rgb(22, 75, 111) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #164B6F: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. No one has named #164B6F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#164B6F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#164B6F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #164B6F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

JayHawk Blue color link
JayHawk Blue

#194F6E

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Limitless color link
Limitless

#254B75

Wet N Wild color link
Wet N Wild

#254375

Apollo Blue color link
Apollo Blue

#163968

Shipshape color link
Shipshape

#21425F

Submerge color link
Submerge

#113775

Light Navy color link
Light Navy

#155084

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#164B6F
  • RGB22, 75, 111
  • CMYK35, 14, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(22, 75, 111)
  • HSL204°, 67%, 26%
  • HSL Precise204.27°, 66.917%, 26.078%
  • HSV204°, 80%, 44%
  • HSB204°, 80%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.294, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.294, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.294, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID164B6F
  • DECIMAL ID1461103
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01