#162455#162455

#162455 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.0% C 0.091 H 268.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162455
RGB	rgb(22, 36, 85)
HSL	hsl(227, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(227, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 57.6%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.94, 12.99, -31.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.94, 34.16, 292.35°)
OKLab	oklab(28.02% -0.0031 -0.0908)
OKLCH	oklch(28.02% 0.091 268)
XYZ	xyz(2.6009, 2.0879, 8.8585)
Luminance	0.0209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162455 #554716

analogous

#164355 #162455 #271655

triadic

#162455 #551624 #245516

tetradic

#162455 #551643 #554716 #165527

square

#162455 #551643 #554716 #165527

split-complementary

#162455 #552716 #435516

monochromatic

#060A18 #090F24 #162455 #233986 #2F4DB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.81

#162455 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#162455 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162455

14.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162455	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162455	1.00	14.81	1.42	14.81
#FFFFFF	14.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#042B57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002554

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162455;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 36, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.0% 0.091 268.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5e85',
    500: '#162455',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162455;
$custom-light: #5c5e85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162455",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.667,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28017,
    "c": 0.09085,
    "h": 268
  },
  "luminance": 0.02088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162455

secondary

#8C7A3A

accent

#BF46E2

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#04040B

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #162455

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

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