#162B53#162B53

#162B53 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.6% C 0.078 H 261.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162B53
RGB	rgb(22, 43, 83)
HSL	hsl(219, 58%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(219, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 48.2%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.02, 6.96, -26.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.02, 27.79, 284.51°)
OKLab	oklab(29.55% -0.0109 -0.0769)
OKLCH	oklch(29.55% 0.078 261.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.7555, 2.5226, 8.5236)
Luminance	0.0252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162B53 #533E16

analogous

#164953 #162B53 #1F1653

triadic

#162B53 #53162B #2B5316

tetradic

#162B53 #531649 #533E16 #16531F

square

#162B53 #531649 #533E16 #16531F

split-complementary

#162B53 #531F16 #495316

monochromatic

#060D18 #091223 #162B53 #234483 #305DB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.96

#162B53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#162B53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162B53

13.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162B53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162B53	1.00	13.96	1.50	13.96
#FFFFFF	13.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#182F55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D2952

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00343B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162b53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 43, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.6% 0.078 261.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b6384',
    500: '#162b53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162b53;
$custom-light: #5b6384;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162b53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.344,
    "s": 58.095,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29554,
    "c": 0.07765,
    "h": 261.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162B53

secondary

#8A6F3A

accent

#AC46E1

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9EAEF

border

#C5C6CA

text

#04050B

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #162B53

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

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