#162156#162156

#162156 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.4% C 0.097 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162156
RGB	rgb(22, 33, 86)
HSL	hsl(230, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(230, 74%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 61.6%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.12, 15.64, -33.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.12, 37.07, 294.96°)
OKLab	oklab(27.42% -0.0001 -0.0968)
OKLCH	oklch(27.42% 0.097 270)
XYZ	xyz(2.5539, 1.9299, 9.0402)
Luminance	0.0193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162156 #564B16

analogous

#164156 #162156 #2B1656

triadic

#162156 #561621 #215616

tetradic

#162156 #561641 #564B16 #16562B

square

#162156 #561641 #564B16 #16562B

split-complementary

#162156 #562B16 #415616

monochromatic

#060918 #0A0E25 #162156 #223487 #2F46B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.15

#162156 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#162156 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162156

15.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162156	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162156	1.00	15.15	1.39	15.15
#FFFFFF	15.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002958

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002355

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002E37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162156;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 33, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.4% 0.097 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d5b86',
    500: '#162156',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162156;
$custom-light: #5d5b86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162156",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.688,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27421,
    "c": 0.09677,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.0193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162156

secondary

#8D7F3A

accent

#C745E2

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#05040B

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #162156

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

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