#162157#162157

#162157 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.5% C 0.098 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162157
RGB	rgb(22, 33, 87)
HSL	hsl(230, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(230, 75%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 62.1%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.20, 16.05, -34.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.20, 37.72, 295.19°)
OKLab	oklab(27.51% 0 -0.0983)
OKLCH	oklch(27.51% 0.098 270)
XYZ	xyz(2.5944, 1.9462, 9.2539)
Luminance	0.0195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162157 #574C16

analogous

#164257 #162157 #2C1657

triadic

#162157 #571621 #215716

tetradic

#162157 #571642 #574C16 #16572C

square

#162157 #571642 #574C16 #16572C

split-complementary

#162157 #572C16 #425716

monochromatic

#060918 #0A0E26 #162157 #223488 #2F46B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.12

#162157 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#162157 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162157

15.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162157	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162157	1.00	15.12	1.39	15.12
#FFFFFF	15.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002959

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002356

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002E38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162157;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 33, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.5% 0.098 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d5b87',
    500: '#162157',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162157;
$custom-light: #5d5b87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162157",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.846,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27514,
    "c": 0.09834,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.01946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162157

secondary

#8E803A

accent

#C845E3

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#05040B

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #162157

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

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