#163C72#163C72

#163C72 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 36.1% C 0.103 H 257.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#163C72
RGB	rgb(22, 60, 114)
HSL	hsl(215, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(215, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.7%, 47.4%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.61, 7.77, -34.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.61, 35.83, 282.52°)
OKLab	oklab(36.1% -0.0216 -0.1003)
OKLCH	oklch(36.1% 0.103 257.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.9829, 4.6166, 16.5448)
Luminance	0.0462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#163C72 #724C16

analogous

#166A72 #163C72 #1E1672

triadic

#163C72 #72163C #3C7216

tetradic

#163C72 #72166A #724C16 #16721E

square

#163C72 #72166A #724C16 #16721E

split-complementary

#163C72 #721E16 #6A7216

monochromatic

#050E1A #0C213F #163C72 #2057A5 #2C72D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.92

#163C72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.92

#163C72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #163C72

10.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##163C72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##163C72	1.00	10.92	1.92	10.92
#FFFFFF	10.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#204174

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B3971

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004951

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #163c72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 60, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.1% 0.103 257.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#63719b',
    500: '#163c72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #163c72;
$custom-light: #63719b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#163c72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.217,
    "s": 67.647,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36101,
    "c": 0.1026,
    "h": 257.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#163C72

secondary

#A87B3C

accent

#A33DEB

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBECF2

border

#C6C7CC

text

#06070E

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #163C72

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

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