#162556#162556

#162556 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.3% C 0.091 H 267.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162556
RGB	rgb(22, 37, 86)
HSL	hsl(226, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(226, 74%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 57%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.33, 12.66, -31.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.33, 34.07, 291.82°)
OKLab	oklab(28.34% -0.004 -0.0909)
OKLCH	oklch(28.34% 0.091 267.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.6716, 2.1653, 9.0795)
Luminance	0.0217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162556 #564716

analogous

#164556 #162556 #271656

triadic

#162556 #561625 #255616

tetradic

#162556 #561645 #564716 #165627

square

#162556 #561645 #564716 #165627

split-complementary

#162556 #562716 #455616

monochromatic

#060A18 #0A1025 #162556 #223A87 #2F4FB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.65

#162556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#162556 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162556

14.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162556	1.00	14.65	1.43	14.65
#FFFFFF	14.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#052C58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002655

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003139

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 37, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.3% 0.091 267.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5f86',
    500: '#162556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162556;
$custom-light: #5c5f86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.938,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28337,
    "c": 0.091,
    "h": 267.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162556

secondary

#8D7A3A

accent

#BE45E2

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#05040B

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #162556

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

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