#162C75#162C75

#162C75 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 32.7% C 0.128 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162C75
RGB	rgb(22, 44, 117)
HSL	hsl(226, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(226, 81%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.2%, 62.4%, 0%, 54.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.04, 20.43, -44.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.04, 48.78, 294.76°)
OKLab	oklab(32.7% -0.0082 -0.128)
OKLCH	oklch(32.7% 0.128 266.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.4413, 3.2558, 17.2205)
Luminance	0.0326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162C75 #755F16

analogous

#165C75 #162C75 #2F1675

triadic

#162C75 #75162C #2C7516

tetradic

#162C75 #75165C #755F16 #16752F

square

#162C75 #75165C #755F16 #16752F

split-complementary

#162C75 #752F16 #5C7516

monochromatic

#050A1A #0C1941 #162C75 #203FA9 #2E55D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.72

#162C75 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#162C75 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162C75

12.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162C75	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162C75	1.00	12.72	1.65	12.72
#FFFFFF	12.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003777

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002E74

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003F4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162c75;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 44, 117);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.7% 0.128 266.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#64649d',
    500: '#162c75',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162c75;
$custom-light: #64649d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162c75",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 117
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.105,
    "s": 68.345,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32701,
    "c": 0.12827,
    "h": 266.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162C75

secondary

#AB913C

accent

#C33DEB

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#06050E

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #162C75

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

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