#162C4F#162C4F

#162C4F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.5% C 0.070 H 259.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162C4F
RGB	rgb(22, 44, 79)
HSL	hsl(217, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(217, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 44.3%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.08, 4.56, -24.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.08, 24.54, 280.72°)
OKLab	oklab(29.51% -0.013 -0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(29.51% 0.07 259.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.6423, 2.5362, 7.7459)
Luminance	0.0254 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162C4F #4F3916

analogous

#16494F #162C4F #1C164F

triadic

#162C4F #4F162C #2C4F16

tetradic

#162C4F #4F1649 #4F3916 #164F1C

square

#162C4F #4F1649 #4F3916 #164F1C

split-complementary

#162C4F #4F1C16 #494F16

monochromatic

#070D18 #09111F #162C4F #23477F #3161AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.93

#162C4F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.51

#162C4F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162C4F

13.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162C4F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162C4F	1.00	13.93	1.51	13.93
#FFFFFF	13.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C2F50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#142A4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003439

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162c4f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 44, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.5% 0.070 259.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a6480',
    500: '#162c4f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162c4f;
$custom-light: #5a6480;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162c4f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.842,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29514,
    "c": 0.06988,
    "h": 259.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162C4F

secondary

#86693A

accent

#A548E0

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9EAEE

border

#C5C6C9

text

#04050A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #162C4F

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

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