#162C4C#162C4C

#162C4C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.3% C 0.065 H 257.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162C4C
RGB	rgb(22, 44, 76)
HSL	hsl(216, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(216, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 42.1%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.89, 3.33, -22.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.89, 22.63, 278.45°)
OKLab	oklab(29.3% -0.0138 -0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(29.3% 0.065 257.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.5356, 2.4935, 7.1837)
Luminance	0.0249 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162C4C #4C3616

analogous

#16474C #162C4C #1B164C

triadic

#162C4C #4C162C #2C4C16

tetradic

#162C4C #4C1647 #4C3616 #164C1B

square

#162C4C #4C1647 #4C3616 #164C1B

split-complementary

#162C4C #4C1B16 #474C16

monochromatic

#070E18 #08111D #162C4C #24477B #3163AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.01

#162C4C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#162C4C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162C4C

14.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162C4C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162C4C	1.00	14.01	1.50	14.01
#FFFFFF	14.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E2F4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#16294B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003338

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162c4c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 44, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.3% 0.065 257.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a647e',
    500: '#162c4c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162c4c;
$custom-light: #5a647e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162c4c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.556,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29302,
    "c": 0.06509,
    "h": 257.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162C4C

secondary

#84663A

accent

#A249DE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9EAEE

border

#C5C6C9

text

#04050A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #162C4C

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

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