#162B4B#162B4B

#162B4B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.0% C 0.065 H 258.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162B4B
RGB	rgb(22, 43, 75)
HSL	hsl(216, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(216, 71%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 42.7%, 0%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.49, 3.64, -22.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.49, 22.64, 279.25°)
OKLab	oklab(28.97% -0.0128 -0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(28.97% 0.065 258.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.4643, 2.4061, 6.9898)
Luminance	0.0241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162B4B #4B3616

analogous

#16464B #162B4B #1C164B

triadic

#162B4B #4B162B #2B4B16

tetradic

#162B4B #4B1646 #4B3616 #164B1C

square

#162B4B #4B1646 #4B3616 #164B1C

split-complementary

#162B4B #4B1C16 #464B16

monochromatic

#070E18 #08101C #162B4B #24467A #3261AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.18

#162B4B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#162B4B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162B4B

14.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162B4B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162B4B	1.00	14.18	1.48	14.18
#FFFFFF	14.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D2E4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#15294A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003237

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162b4b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 43, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.0% 0.065 258.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a637d',
    500: '#162b4b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162b4b;
$custom-light: #5a637d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162b4b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.226,
    "s": 54.639,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2897,
    "c": 0.06479,
    "h": 258.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162B4B

secondary

#83663A

accent

#A34ADE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9EAEE

border

#C5C6C9

text

#040509

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #162B4B

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

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