#162138#162138

#162138 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.0% C 0.047 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162138
RGB	rgb(22, 33, 56)
HSL	hsl(221, 44%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(221, 61%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 41.1%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.88, 3.33, -16.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.88, 16.77, 281.47°)
OKLab	oklab(25.01% -0.0049 -0.0464)
OKLCH	oklch(25.01% 0.047 263.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.5883, 1.5437, 3.9549)
Luminance	0.0154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162138 #382D16

analogous

#163238 #162138 #1C1638

triadic

#162138 #381621 #213816

tetradic

#162138 #381632 #382D16 #16381C

square

#162138 #381632 #382D16 #16381C

split-complementary

#162138 #381C16 #323816

monochromatic

#090D16 #090D16 #162138 #273B64 #395590

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.05

#162138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#162138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162138

16.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162138	1.00	16.05	1.31	16.05
#FFFFFF	16.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#182339

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#142038

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#062629

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 33, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.0% 0.047 263.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#565b6e',
    500: '#162138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162138;
$custom-light: #565b6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.588,
    "s": 43.59,
    "l": 15.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25007,
    "c": 0.04663,
    "h": 263.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01544
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162138

secondary

#6F5E3B

accent

#AA54D3

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EC

border

#C5C5C7

text

#030407

muted

#78797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #162138

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

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