Nearest named color: Yale Blue
#133C67
#133C67
Nearest named
Yale Blue
Family
Blue
Lightness
35.2%
Chroma
0.088
Hue angle
252.6°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
11.23:1 · AAA
Contrast on black
1.65:1 · Fail
Web-safe
#003366
CSS oklch()
35% 0.09 253

#133C67 is a deep, cool indigo. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, quietly premium. It reproduces cleanly in print.

Palettes built on #133C67

Not just a swatch — here's how #133C67 works with other colors. Named schemes with #133C67 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Yale Blue opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Yale Blue keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Yale Blue is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Yale Blue.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Yale Blue plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Yale Blue is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Yale Blue carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #133C67 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 26/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 32/100
Low
Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.
Depth 64/100
High
Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.
Naturalness 0/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 43/100
Moderate
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 69/100
High
Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.
Brand distinctiveness 34/100
Low
Recognisable but shares space with nearby hues.
UI accent fit 52/100
Moderate
Workable accent with care around contrast.
Surface fit 36/100
Low
Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.
Print safety 81/100
Very high
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #133C67

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA
Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass
Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass
Background Pair with white text at 11.2:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #C5D8EB for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #132067 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #133C67 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #133C67;
  --color-base-rgb: 19 60 103;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(35.2% 0.088 252.6);
  --color-50: #F2F7FD;
  --color-100: #DCEAF9;
  --color-200: #BAD5F2;
  --color-300: #8BB6E4;
  --color-400: #6097D2;
  --color-500: #3E78B7;
  --color-600: #365F8C;
  --color-700: #2C4663;
  --color-800: #203041;
  --color-900: #151E28;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}