#162C4E#162C4E

#162C4E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.4% C 0.068 H 258.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162C4E
RGB	rgb(22, 44, 78)
HSL	hsl(216, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(216, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 43.6%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.02, 4.15, -23.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.02, 23.90, 280.00°)
OKLab	oklab(29.44% -0.0132 -0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(29.44% 0.068 258.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.6062, 2.5217, 7.5556)
Luminance	0.0252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162C4E #4E3816

analogous

#16484E #162C4E #1C164E

triadic

#162C4E #4E162C #2C4E16

tetradic

#162C4E #4E1648 #4E3816 #164E1C

square

#162C4E #4E1648 #4E3816 #164E1C

split-complementary

#162C4E #4E1C16 #484E16

monochromatic

#070D18 #09111E #162C4E #23477E #3162AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.96

#162C4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#162C4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162C4E

13.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162C4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162C4E	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)

#1D2F4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#152A4D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003439

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162c4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 44, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.4% 0.068 258.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a6480',
    500: '#162c4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162c4e;
$custom-light: #5a6480;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162c4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.429,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29443,
    "c": 0.06828,
    "h": 258.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162C4E

secondary

#85683A

accent

#A449DF

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9EAEE

border

#C5C6C9

text

#04050A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #162C4E

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

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