Information about #165F98 color

#165F98 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#165F98 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(22, 95, 152) — 8.6% red, 37.3% green, 59.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 51 / 22 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated steel-blue azure, #165F98 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Yarra (#20608E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are allports in a storm (#1D5A8B) and Lapis Lazuli (#26619C).

In RGB terms — rgb(22, 95, 152) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #165F98: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #165F98 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#165F98 color variations

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

#165F98 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 #165F98

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

Yarra color link
Yarra

#20608E

Lapis Lazuli color link
Lapis Lazuli

#26619C

Fun Blue color link
Fun Blue

#1959A8

Jayce Blue color link
Jayce Blue

#234E9B

Dusk Blue color link
Dusk Blue

#26538D

Dodgers Blue color link
Dodgers Blue

#005A9C

IBM Blue color link
IBM Blue

#006699

Elvis color link
Elvis

#16489B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#165F98
  • RGB22, 95, 152
  • CMYK51, 22, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(22, 95, 152)
  • HSL206°, 75%, 34%
  • HSL Precise206.308°, 74.713%, 34.118%
  • HSV206°, 86%, 60%
  • HSB206°, 86%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.373, 0.596)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.373, 0.596, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.373, 0.596)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID165F98
  • DECIMAL ID1466264
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01