#162257#162257

#162257 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.7% C 0.097 H 269.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162257
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 87)
HSL	hsl(229, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(229, 75%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 60.9%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.50, 15.31, -33.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.50, 36.97, 294.47°)
OKLab	oklab(27.74% -0.001 -0.0969)
OKLCH	oklch(27.74% 0.097 269.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.6226, 2.0025, 9.2633)
Luminance	0.0200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162257 #574B16

analogous

#164357 #162257 #2B1657

triadic

#162257 #571622 #225716

tetradic

#162257 #571643 #574B16 #16572B

square

#162257 #571643 #574B16 #16572B

split-complementary

#162257 #572B16 #435716

monochromatic

#060A18 #0A0F26 #162257 #223588 #2F48B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.99

#162257 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#162257 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162257

14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162257	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162257	1.00	14.99	1.40	14.99
#FFFFFF	14.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002456

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162257;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.7% 0.097 269.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d5c87',
    500: '#162257',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162257;
$custom-light: #5d5c87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162257",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.923,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27737,
    "c": 0.09691,
    "h": 269.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162257

secondary

#8E7F3A

accent

#C645E3

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#05040B

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #162257

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

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