#162CA1#162CA1
#162CA1 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 37.2% C 0.187 H 266.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #162CA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 44, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 76%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 86%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.3%, 72.7%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.39, 37.57, -64.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.39, 74.70, 300.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(37.21% -0.0103 -0.1872) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.21% 0.187 266.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.6623, 4.5442, 34.1846) |
| Luminance | 0.0454 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.49
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 5.24
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.07
Cobalt Blue
#030AA7
ΔE00 6.48
Royal Blue (survey)
#0504AA
ΔE00 7.02
True Blue
#010FCC
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#162CA1 #A18B16
analogous
#1671A1 #162CA1 #4616A1
triadic
#162CA1 #A1162C #2CA116
tetradic
#162CA1 #A11671 #A18B16 #16A146
square
#162CA1 #A11671 #A18B16 #16A146
split-complementary
#162CA1 #A14616 #71A116
monochromatic
#070F35 #0F1D6B #162CA1 #1D3BD7 #4B64E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.00
#162CA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.91
#162CA1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #162CA1
11.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##162CA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##162CA1 | 1.00 | 11.00 | 1.91 | 11.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0043A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00359F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#004E63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #162ca1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 44, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(37.2% 0.187 266.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7166be',
500: '#162ca1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #162ca1; $custom-light: #7166be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#162ca1",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 44,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.504,
"s": 75.956,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.37208,
"c": 0.18748,
"h": 266.8
},
"luminance": 0.04545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#162CA1
secondary
#C8B44B
accent
#D535F3
background
#F7F6FB
surface
#EEEBF7
border
#C9C6D0
text
#090612
muted
#7B7A81