#162279#162279

#162279 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 31.2% C 0.146 H 269.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162279
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 121)
HSL	hsl(233, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(233, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 71.9%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.78, 28.99, -50.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.78, 58.29, 299.83°)
OKLab	oklab(31.16% -0.0023 -0.1464)
OKLCH	oklch(31.16% 0.146 269.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.3529, 2.6946, 18.3761)
Luminance	0.0270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162279 #796D16

analogous

#165379 #162279 #3B1679

triadic

#162279 #791622 #227916

tetradic

#162279 #791653 #796D16 #16793B

square

#162279 #791653 #796D16 #16793B

split-complementary

#162279 #793B16 #537916

monochromatic

#05071A #0D1345 #162279 #1F31AD #3045D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.65

#162279 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.54

#162279 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162279

13.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162279	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162279	1.00	13.65	1.54	13.65
#FFFFFF	13.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00327C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002977

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003A4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162279;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.2% 0.146 269.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#665da1',
    500: '#162279',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162279;
$custom-light: #665da1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162279",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.727,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31155,
    "c": 0.14646,
    "h": 269.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162279

secondary

#AEA13D

accent

#D73CEC

background

#F6F5FA

surface

#EBE9F3

border

#C6C5CD

text

#07040F

muted

#7A797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #162279

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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