#162240#162240

#162240 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 25.8% C 0.059 H 266.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162240
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 64)
HSL	hsl(223, 49%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(223, 66%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.6%, 46.9%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.74, 5.79, -20.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.74, 21.52, 285.61°)
OKLab	oklab(25.83% -0.0041 -0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(25.83% 0.059 266)
XYZ	xyz(1.8280, 1.6846, 5.0783)
Luminance	0.0169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162240 #403416

analogous

#163740 #162240 #1F1640

triadic

#162240 #401622 #224016

tetradic

#162240 #401637 #403416 #16401F

square

#162240 #401637 #403416 #16401F

split-complementary

#162240 #401F16 #374016

monochromatic

#080C17 #080C17 #162240 #263A6E #35529B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.71

#162240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#162240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162240

15.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162240	1.00	15.71	1.34	15.71
#FFFFFF	15.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#152541

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#10213F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00292D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.8% 0.059 266.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#575c75',
    500: '#162240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162240;
$custom-light: #575c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.857,
    "s": 48.837,
    "l": 16.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25834,
    "c": 0.05904,
    "h": 266
  },
  "luminance": 0.01685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162240

secondary

#77663B

accent

#B14FD8

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9ED

border

#C5C5C8

text

#030408

muted

#78797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #162240

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

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