#162569#162569

#162569 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.1% C 0.120 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162569
RGB	rgb(22, 37, 105)
HSL	hsl(229, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(229, 79%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 64.8%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.98, 20.54, -41.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.98, 46.34, 296.31°)
OKLab	oklab(30.09% -0.0032 -0.12)
OKLCH	oklch(30.09% 0.12 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.5414, 2.5132, 13.6603)
Luminance	0.0251 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162569 #695A16

analogous

#164E69 #162569 #311669

triadic

#162569 #691625 #256916

tetradic

#162569 #69164E #695A16 #166931

square

#162569 #69164E #695A16 #166931

split-complementary

#162569 #693116 #4E6916

monochromatic

#050919 #0B1336 #162569 #21379C #2B49CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.97

#162569 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#162569 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162569

13.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162569	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162569	1.00	13.97	1.50	13.97
#FFFFFF	13.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00306B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002868

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003643

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162569;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 37, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.1% 0.120 268.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#625f95',
    500: '#162569',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162569;
$custom-light: #625f95;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162569",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.157,
    "s": 65.354,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30086,
    "c": 0.12006,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162569

secondary

#9F8D3B

accent

#CA3FE8

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F2

border

#C6C5CC

text

#06040D

muted

#7A797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #162569

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

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