#162248#162248

#162248 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.4% C 0.073 H 268.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162248
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 72)
HSL	hsl(226, 53%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(226, 69%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 52.8%, 0%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.30, 9.07, -25.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.30, 26.95, 289.68°)
OKLab	oklab(26.45% -0.0025 -0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(26.45% 0.073 268)
XYZ	xyz(2.0722, 1.7823, 6.3645)
Luminance	0.0178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162248 #483C16

analogous

#163B48 #162248 #231648

triadic

#162248 #481622 #224816

tetradic

#162248 #48163B #483C16 #164823

square

#162248 #48163B #483C16 #164823

split-complementary

#162248 #482316 #3B4816

monochromatic

#070B17 #080C19 #162248 #243877 #334EA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.48

#162248 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#162248 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162248

15.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162248	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162248	1.00	15.48	1.36	15.48
#FFFFFF	15.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F2749

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#062247

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002B31

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162248;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.4% 0.073 268.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#595c7b',
    500: '#162248',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162248;
$custom-light: #595c7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162248",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.6,
    "s": 53.191,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26448,
    "c": 0.07259,
    "h": 268
  },
  "luminance": 0.01783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162248

secondary

#7F6F3A

accent

#BA4BDD

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#040409

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #162248

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

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