#162E51#162E51

#162E51 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 30.2% C 0.070 H 257.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162E51
RGB	rgb(22, 46, 81)
HSL	hsl(216, 57%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(216, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 43.2%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.88, 3.94, -24.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.88, 24.51, 279.26°)
OKLab	oklab(30.18% -0.0148 -0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(30.18% 0.07 257.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.7925, 2.7184, 8.1605)
Luminance	0.0272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162E51 #513916

analogous

#164C51 #162E51 #1B1651

triadic

#162E51 #51162E #2E5116

tetradic

#162E51 #51164C #513916 #16511B

square

#162E51 #51164C #513916 #16511B

split-complementary

#162E51 #511B16 #4C5116

monochromatic

#070E18 #091321 #162E51 #234981 #3065B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.60

#162E51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.54

#162E51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162E51

13.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162E51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162E51	1.00	13.60	1.54	13.60
#FFFFFF	13.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E3152

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#152B50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00363B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162e51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 46, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.2% 0.070 257.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b6682',
    500: '#162e51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162e51;
$custom-light: #5b6682;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162e51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.593,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30175,
    "c": 0.07044,
    "h": 257.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162E51

secondary

#88693A

accent

#A247E1

background

#F5F6F7

surface

#E9EBEE

border

#C5C6C9

text

#04050A

muted

#797A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #162E51

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

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