#162456#162456

#162456 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.1% C 0.092 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162456
RGB	rgb(22, 36, 86)
HSL	hsl(227, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(227, 74%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 58.1%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.02, 13.41, -32.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.02, 34.82, 292.65°)
OKLab	oklab(28.1% -0.003 -0.0924)
OKLCH	oklch(28.1% 0.092 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.6409, 2.1040, 9.0692)
Luminance	0.0210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162456 #564816

analogous

#164456 #162456 #281656

triadic

#162456 #561624 #245616

tetradic

#162456 #561644 #564816 #165628

square

#162456 #561644 #564816 #165628

split-complementary

#162456 #562816 #445616

monochromatic

#060A18 #0A1025 #162456 #223887 #2F4DB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.78

#162456 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#162456 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162456

14.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162456	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162456	1.00	14.78	1.42	14.78
#FFFFFF	14.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#022B58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002555

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162456;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 36, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.1% 0.092 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d5e86',
    500: '#162456',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162456;
$custom-light: #5d5e86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162456",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.875,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28104,
    "c": 0.09244,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162456

secondary

#8D7B3A

accent

#C045E2

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#05040B

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #162456

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

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