#162357#162357

#162357 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.0% C 0.095 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162357
RGB	rgb(22, 35, 87)
HSL	hsl(228, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(228, 75%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 59.8%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.80, 14.57, -33.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.80, 36.22, 293.72°)
OKLab	oklab(27.96% -0.002 -0.0954)
OKLCH	oklch(27.96% 0.095 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.6516, 2.0605, 9.2730)
Luminance	0.0206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162357 #574A16

analogous

#164457 #162357 #2A1657

triadic

#162357 #571623 #235716

tetradic

#162357 #571644 #574A16 #16572A

square

#162357 #571644 #574A16 #16572A

split-complementary

#162357 #572A16 #445716

monochromatic

#060A18 #0A0F26 #162357 #223788 #2F4AB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.87

#162357 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#162357 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162357

14.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162357	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162357	1.00	14.87	1.41	14.87
#FFFFFF	14.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002556

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162357;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 35, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.0% 0.095 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d5d87',
    500: '#162357',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162357;
$custom-light: #5d5d87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162357",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27963,
    "c": 0.09546,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162357

secondary

#8E7E3A

accent

#C345E3

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#05040B

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #162357

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

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