#162255#162255

#162255 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.6% C 0.094 H 269.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162255
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 85)
HSL	hsl(229, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(229, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 60%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.33, 14.48, -32.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.33, 35.65, 293.96°)
OKLab	oklab(27.56% -0.0011 -0.0937)
OKLCH	oklch(27.56% 0.094 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.5420, 1.9703, 8.8389)
Luminance	0.0197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162255 #554916

analogous

#164155 #162255 #291655

triadic

#162255 #551622 #225516

tetradic

#162255 #551641 #554916 #165529

square

#162255 #551641 #554916 #165529

split-complementary

#162255 #552916 #415516

monochromatic

#060A18 #090F24 #162255 #233586 #2F49B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.06

#162255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#162255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162255

15.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162255	1.00	15.06	1.39	15.06
#FFFFFF	15.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002957

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002454

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002E37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.6% 0.094 269.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5c85',
    500: '#162255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162255;
$custom-light: #5c5c85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.571,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27556,
    "c": 0.09376,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01971
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162255

secondary

#8C7D3A

accent

#C446E2

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#04040B

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #162255

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

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