#162553#162553

#162553 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.1% C 0.086 H 267.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162553
RGB	rgb(22, 37, 83)
HSL	hsl(225, 58%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(225, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 55.4%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.09, 11.41, -29.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.09, 32.09, 290.82°)
OKLab	oklab(28.08% -0.0043 -0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(28.08% 0.086 267.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.5532, 2.1180, 8.4562)
Luminance	0.0212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162553 #534416

analogous

#164353 #162553 #251653

triadic

#162553 #531625 #255316

tetradic

#162553 #531643 #534416 #165325

square

#162553 #531643 #534416 #165325

split-complementary

#162553 #532516 #435316

monochromatic

#060B18 #090F23 #162553 #233B83 #3050B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.75

#162553 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#162553 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162553

14.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162553	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162553	1.00	14.75	1.42	14.75
#FFFFFF	14.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A2B55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002552

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162553;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 37, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.1% 0.086 267.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5f84',
    500: '#162553',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162553;
$custom-light: #5c5f84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162553",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.246,
    "s": 58.095,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28081,
    "c": 0.0862,
    "h": 267.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162553

secondary

#8A773A

accent

#BB46E1

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#04040B

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #162553

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

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