#162453#162453

#162453 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.8% C 0.088 H 267.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162453
RGB	rgb(22, 36, 83)
HSL	hsl(226, 58%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(226, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 56.6%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.78, 12.15, -30.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.78, 32.83, 291.73°)
OKLab	oklab(27.84% -0.0033 -0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(27.84% 0.088 267.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.5225, 2.0566, 8.4460)
Luminance	0.0206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162453 #534516

analogous

#164253 #162453 #271653

triadic

#162453 #531624 #245316

tetradic

#162453 #531642 #534516 #165327

square

#162453 #531642 #534516 #165327

split-complementary

#162453 #532716 #425316

monochromatic

#060A18 #090F23 #162453 #233983 #304EB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.88

#162453 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#162453 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162453

14.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162453	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162453	1.00	14.88	1.41	14.88
#FFFFFF	14.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#072A55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002552

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162453;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 36, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.8% 0.088 267.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5e84',
    500: '#162453',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162453;
$custom-light: #5c5e84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162453",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.23,
    "s": 58.095,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27844,
    "c": 0.08765,
    "h": 267.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162453

secondary

#8A783A

accent

#BE46E1

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#04040B

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #162453

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

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