#162E79#162E79

#162E79 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.5% C 0.131 H 265.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162E79
RGB	rgb(22, 46, 121)
HSL	hsl(225, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(225, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 62%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.96, 20.65, -45.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.96, 49.83, 294.48°)
OKLab	oklab(33.5% -0.0095 -0.1311)
OKLCH	oklch(33.5% 0.131 265.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.7578, 3.5045, 18.5111)
Luminance	0.0350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162E79 #796116

analogous

#165F79 #162E79 #301679

triadic

#162E79 #79162E #2E7916

tetradic

#162E79 #79165F #796116 #167930

square

#162E79 #79165F #796116 #167930

split-complementary

#162E79 #793016 #5F7916

monochromatic

#050A1A #0D1A45 #162E79 #1F42AD #3059D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.35

#162E79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#162E79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162E79

12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162E79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162E79	1.00	12.35	1.70	12.35
#FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00397B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003078

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00414E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162e79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 46, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.5% 0.131 265.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6566a0',
    500: '#162e79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162e79;
$custom-light: #6566a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162e79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.455,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33498,
    "c": 0.1314,
    "h": 265.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162E79

secondary

#AE933D

accent

#C13CEC

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#07050F

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #162E79

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

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