#162048#162048

#162048 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.0% C 0.076 H 269.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162048
RGB	rgb(22, 32, 72)
HSL	hsl(228, 53%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(228, 69%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 55.6%, 0%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.66, 10.59, -26.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.66, 28.45, 291.84°)
OKLab	oklab(25.96% -0.0001 -0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(25.96% 0.076 269.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.0167, 1.6713, 6.3460)
Luminance	0.0167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162048 #483E16

analogous

#163948 #162048 #251648

triadic

#162048 #481620 #204816

tetradic

#162048 #481639 #483E16 #164825

square

#162048 #481639 #483E16 #164825

split-complementary

#162048 #482516 #394816

monochromatic

#070A17 #080B19 #162048 #243577 #334AA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.74

#162048 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#162048 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162048

15.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162048	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162048	1.00	15.74	1.33	15.74
#FFFFFF	15.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A2549

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#022147

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002930

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162048;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 32, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.0% 0.076 269.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#595b7b',
    500: '#162048',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162048;
$custom-light: #595b7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162048",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 53.191,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2596,
    "c": 0.07562,
    "h": 269.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162048

secondary

#7F723A

accent

#C04BDD

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#040409

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #162048

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

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