#162BA0#162BA0

#162BA0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 36.9% C 0.187 H 267.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162BA0
RGB	rgb(22, 43, 160)
HSL	hsl(231, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(231, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.3%, 73.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.06, 37.83, -64.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.06, 74.78, 300.39°)
OKLab	oklab(36.94% -0.0099 -0.187)
OKLCH	oklch(36.94% 0.187 267)
XYZ	xyz(7.5377, 4.4355, 33.7097)
Luminance	0.0444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162BA0 #A08B16

analogous

#1670A0 #162BA0 #4616A0

triadic

#162BA0 #A0162B #2BA016

tetradic

#162BA0 #A01670 #A08B16 #16A046

square

#162BA0 #A01670 #A08B16 #16A046

split-complementary

#162BA0 #A04616 #70A016

monochromatic

#070E34 #0F1D6A #162BA0 #1D39D6 #4A62E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.13

#162BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.89

#162BA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162BA0

11.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162BA0	1.00	11.13	1.89	11.13
#FFFFFF	11.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0042A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00359E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004D63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 43, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.9% 0.187 267.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7165bd',
    500: '#162ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162ba0;
$custom-light: #7165bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.87,
    "s": 75.824,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36936,
    "c": 0.18727,
    "h": 267
  },
  "luminance": 0.04436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162BA0

secondary

#C8B54A

accent

#D635F2

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF7

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090512

muted

#7B7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #162BA0

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

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