#162956#162956

#162956 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.3% C 0.085 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162956
RGB	rgb(22, 41, 86)
HSL	hsl(222, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(222, 74%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 52.3%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.59, 9.69, -29.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.59, 31.15, 288.12°)
OKLab	oklab(29.29% -0.0082 -0.0849)
OKLCH	oklch(29.29% 0.085 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.8029, 2.4281, 9.1232)
Luminance	0.0243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162956 #564316

analogous

#164956 #162956 #231656

triadic

#162956 #561629 #295616

tetradic

#162956 #561649 #564316 #165623

square

#162956 #561649 #564316 #165623

split-complementary

#162956 #562316 #495616

monochromatic

#060C18 #0A1225 #162956 #224087 #2F57B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.14

#162956 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.49

#162956 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162956

14.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162956	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162956	1.00	14.14	1.49	14.14
#FFFFFF	14.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#112E58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#032855

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00343B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162956;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 41, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.3% 0.085 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c6286',
    500: '#162956',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162956;
$custom-light: #5c6286;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162956",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.188,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29293,
    "c": 0.08526,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162956

secondary

#8D753A

accent

#B445E2

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9EAEF

border

#C5C6CA

text

#04050B

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #162956

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

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