#162C4B#162C4B

#162C4B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.063 H 257.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162C4B
RGB	rgb(22, 44, 75)
HSL	hsl(215, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(215, 71%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 41.3%, 0%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.83, 2.92, -21.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.83, 22.00, 277.61°)
OKLab	oklab(29.23% -0.014 -0.0619)
OKLCH	oklch(29.23% 0.063 257.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.5011, 2.4797, 7.0021)
Luminance	0.0248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162C4B #4B3516

analogous

#16474B #162C4B #1B164B

triadic

#162C4B #4B162C #2C4B16

tetradic

#162C4B #4B1647 #4B3516 #164B1B

square

#162C4B #4B1647 #4B3516 #164B1B

split-complementary

#162C4B #4B1B16 #474B16

monochromatic

#070E18 #08101C #162C4B #24487A #3264AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.04

#162C4B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#162C4B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162C4B

14.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162C4B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162C4B	1.00	14.04	1.50	14.04
#FFFFFF	14.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E2E4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#17294A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003337

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162c4b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 44, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.063 257.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a647d',
    500: '#162c4b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162c4b;
$custom-light: #5a647d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162c4b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.094,
    "s": 54.639,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29233,
    "c": 0.06349,
    "h": 257.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162C4B

secondary

#83653A

accent

#A04ADE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9EAEE

border

#C5C6C9

text

#040509

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #162C4B

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

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