#162C4D#162C4D

#162C4D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.4% C 0.067 H 258.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162C4D
RGB	rgb(22, 44, 77)
HSL	hsl(216, 56%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(216, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 42.9%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.95, 3.74, -22.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.95, 23.26, 279.24°)
OKLab	oklab(29.37% -0.0135 -0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(29.37% 0.067 258.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.5706, 2.5075, 7.3683)
Luminance	0.0251 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162C4D #4D3716

analogous

#16484D #162C4D #1C164D

triadic

#162C4D #4D162C #2C4D16

tetradic

#162C4D #4D1648 #4D3716 #164D1C

square

#162C4D #4D1648 #4D3716 #164D1C

split-complementary

#162C4D #4D1C16 #484D16

monochromatic

#070E18 #08111D #162C4D #24477D #3162AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.99

#162C4D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#162C4D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162C4D

13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162C4D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162C4D	1.00	13.99	1.50	13.99
#FFFFFF	13.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D2F4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#152A4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003438

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162c4d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 44, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.4% 0.067 258.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a647f',
    500: '#162c4d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162c4d;
$custom-light: #5a647f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162c4d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29372,
    "c": 0.06669,
    "h": 258.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162C4D

secondary

#85673A

accent

#A349DF

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9EAEE

border

#C5C6C9

text

#04050A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #162C4D

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

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