#162C6E#162C6E

#162C6E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.1% C 0.118 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162C6E
RGB	rgb(22, 44, 110)
HSL	hsl(225, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(225, 80%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(80%, 60%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.43, 17.54, -40.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.43, 44.40, 293.27°)
OKLab	oklab(32.05% -0.0085 -0.1177)
OKLCH	oklch(32.05% 0.118 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.0450, 3.0973, 15.1335)
Luminance	0.0310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162C6E #6E5816

analogous

#16586E #162C6E #2C166E

triadic

#162C6E #6E162C #2C6E16

tetradic

#162C6E #6E1658 #6E5816 #166E2C

square

#162C6E #6E1658 #6E5816 #166E2C

split-complementary

#162C6E #6E2C16 #586E16

monochromatic

#050A1A #0C183B #162C6E #2040A1 #2A55D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.97

#162C6E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#162C6E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162C6E

12.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162C6E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162C6E	1.00	12.97	1.62	12.97
#FFFFFF	12.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003570

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002D6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003C48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162c6e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 44, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.1% 0.118 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#626498',
    500: '#162c6e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162c6e;
$custom-light: #626498;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162c6e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32053,
    "c": 0.11802,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162C6E

secondary

#A48A3C

accent

#BF3EEA

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBEAF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#06050E

muted

#7A797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #162C6E

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

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