#162236#162236

#162236 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.1% C 0.042 H 260.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162236
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 54)
HSL	hsl(218, 42%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(218, 59%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 37%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.11, 1.81, -14.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.11, 14.76, 277.04°)
OKLab	oklab(25.15% -0.0071 -0.0412)
OKLCH	oklch(25.15% 0.042 260.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.5685, 1.5809, 3.7118)
Luminance	0.0158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162236 #362A16

analogous

#163236 #162236 #1A1636

triadic

#162236 #361622 #223616

tetradic

#162236 #361632 #362A16 #16361A

square

#162236 #361632 #362A16 #16361A

split-complementary

#162236 #361A16 #323616

monochromatic

#090E16 #090E16 #162236 #283D61 #39598D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.96

#162236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#162236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162236

15.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162236	1.00	15.96	1.32	15.96
#FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A2337

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#172036

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#072629

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.1% 0.042 260.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#565c6d',
    500: '#162236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162236;
$custom-light: #565c6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.5,
    "s": 42.105,
    "l": 14.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25147,
    "c": 0.04179,
    "h": 260.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162236

secondary

#6D5A3B

accent

#A356D2

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EB

border

#C5C5C6

text

#030407

muted

#78797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #162236

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →