#163972#163972

#163972 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 35.4% C 0.106 H 259.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#163972
RGB	rgb(22, 57, 114)
HSL	hsl(217, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(217, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.7%, 50%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.67, 9.88, -36.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.67, 37.80, 285.15°)
OKLab	oklab(35.38% -0.0189 -0.1048)
OKLCH	oklch(35.38% 0.106 259.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.8302, 4.3112, 16.4939)
Luminance	0.0431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#163972 #724F16

analogous

#166772 #163972 #211672

triadic

#163972 #721639 #397216

tetradic

#163972 #721667 #724F16 #167221

square

#163972 #721667 #724F16 #167221

split-complementary

#163972 #722116 #677216

monochromatic

#050D1A #0C1F3F #163972 #2053A5 #2C6DD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.28

#163972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.86

#163972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #163972

11.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##163972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##163972	1.00	11.28	1.86	11.28
#FFFFFF	11.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#193F74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003771

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004750

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #163972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 57, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.4% 0.106 259.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#636e9b',
    500: '#163972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #163972;
$custom-light: #636e9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#163972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.174,
    "s": 67.647,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35378,
    "c": 0.10649,
    "h": 259.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#163972

secondary

#A87F3C

accent

#A93DEB

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#06070E

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #163972

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

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