#162159#162159

#162159 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.7% C 0.101 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162159
RGB	rgb(22, 33, 89)
HSL	hsl(230, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(230, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 62.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.38, 16.88, -35.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.38, 39.03, 295.63°)
OKLab	oklab(27.7% 0 -0.1014)
OKLCH	oklch(27.7% 0.101 270)
XYZ	xyz(2.6773, 1.9793, 9.6902)
Luminance	0.0198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162159 #594E16

analogous

#164359 #162159 #2D1659

triadic

#162159 #591621 #215916

tetradic

#162159 #591643 #594E16 #16592D

square

#162159 #591643 #594E16 #16592D

split-complementary

#162159 #592D16 #435916

monochromatic

#060919 #0A0F28 #162159 #22338A #2E45BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.04

#162159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#162159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162159

15.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162159	1.00	15.04	1.40	15.04
#FFFFFF	15.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002358

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 33, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.7% 0.101 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5c88',
    500: '#162159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162159;
$custom-light: #5e5c88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.149,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27701,
    "c": 0.10144,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.0198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162159

secondary

#90823B

accent

#C944E4

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9F0

border

#C5C5CB

text

#05040B

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #162159

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

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